A Latin American Man Refuses to Acknowledge Responsibility for Hitting

A Latin American man refuses to acknowledge responsibility for hitting his wife, stating instead, "It's the man's job to keep his wife in line." Which cultural belief should a nurse associate with this client's behavior?

A) That families are male-dominated, with clear male-female role distinctions
B) That religious tenets support the use of violence in a marital context
C) That the nuclear family is female-dominated and the mother has ultimate authority
D) That marriage dynamics are controlled by dominant females in the family