How did women function as the primary keepers of cultural traditions from the old country?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but may discuss that husbands were often more involved in the larger society and had greater familiarity with Anglo culture and the English language. Women, even when they were employed, tended to be more oriented to home, children, family, and the neighborhood, and more likely to maintain the traditional diet and dress, speak to their children in the old language, and observe the time-honored holidays and religious practices. Thus, in addition to their economic roles, the women of the immigrant groups performed crucial cultural and socialization functions and tended to be more culturally conservative and more resistant to Anglo values and practices than were the men. These gender role patterns are common in immigrant groups today, not only in the United States but also in Western Europe.
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