Although Maria and Juan, a young Mexican American couple, have formed a nuclear family, they enjoy their relationships with parents and relatives and interact with them on a daily basis. This is an example of

A. machismo.

B. familism.

C. a domestic partnership.

D. homogamy

The given excerpt is an example of Familism.

Option B

Explanation:

Familism is a type of social structure where the oneness is on the needs of a family as a group but not the individual needs. In this, the family values, culture and practice are given high importance besides the values of the individual's members.

It gives emphasis to the meaning of referring to the family for support, comfort, and services and placing a priority on family before individual comfort. A Latino values that endorse faithfulness, organized, and obedience within the family, envisage better result for Latino adolescents.

Machismo, in Hispanic cultures is associated with male and female socialization; it is a set of values, beliefs and attitudes about masculinity.

Homogamy is based on the idea of the marriage of individuals of similar to each other in some culturally-important way.

Domestic partnership - Individuals who a share a common domestic life.