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Filipino Brides: Slaves or Marriage Partners?

Filipino Brides: Slaves or Marriage Partners? The phenomenon of the increasing number of Filipino girls marrying Australian men is described. The literature and some new data on the status and role of women in Filipino society and Filipino values and personality are then reviewed. It is concluded that Filipino brides are likely to be well educated, timid, modest, and family oriented. However, they may well have had little domestic experience and are unlikely to take kindly to being treated as ‘meek, obedient slaves’. In fact they are capable of making life very uncomfortable for husbands who do not treat them with respect. Some suggestions for future research are also outlined. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Issues Wiley

Filipino Brides: Slaves or Marriage Partners?

Australian Journal of Social Issues , Volume 17 (1) – Mar 1, 1982

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© Australian Social Policy Association
eISSN
1839-4655
DOI
10.1002/j.1839-4655.1982.tb00725.x
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Abstract

The phenomenon of the increasing number of Filipino girls marrying Australian men is described. The literature and some new data on the status and role of women in Filipino society and Filipino values and personality are then reviewed. It is concluded that Filipino brides are likely to be well educated, timid, modest, and family oriented. However, they may well have had little domestic experience and are unlikely to take kindly to being treated as ‘meek, obedient slaves’. In fact they are capable of making life very uncomfortable for husbands who do not treat them with respect. Some suggestions for future research are also outlined.

Journal

Australian Journal of Social IssuesWiley

Published: Mar 1, 1982

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