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Most Puerto Rican are Catholics who follow the rival and traditions according to the book. Beside from Catholic religion a small minority practice a version is Santeria this is part of an African American pagan from western Africa. As for the family status for the Puerto Rican Americans husbands and father is always the head of a household...
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As for the family status for the Puerto Rican Americans husbands and father is always the head of a household. Older siblings are expected to take care and protect their younger brothers and sisters. Respect is always shown to elder and also parents. Female are raised to be defiant and subtle while boys are raised to be aggressive...
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