Question

In the context of child rearing in intercultural marriages, children tend to develop strong or weak ethnic identities based on their parents’ similarities or differences more than on their upbringing with regard to attitudes, values, and behaviors regarding their single or dual cultures. a. False b. True

Answer 1

B. True

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Karen Parsonson, an American psychologist, in her research study (1987) titled "Intermarriage: Effects on the ethnic identity of the offspring ", which assess the relationship between family ethnic homogeneity or heterogeneity and children's ethnic identity, it was conclude that, there exists a weak relationship between children's ethnic identity and parents' marriage, however quite a strong relationship was found between ethnic identity and desire to marry within their own ethnic group.

Hence, it is TRUE that, in the context of child rearing in intercultural marriages, children tend to develop strong or weak ethnic identities based on their parents’ similarities or differences more than on their upbringing with regard to attitudes, values, and behaviors regarding their single or dual cultures.