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    ThesubjectofmystudyiswomenwhoareinitiatingsocialchangeinasmallregioninTexas.ThewomenareMexicanAmericanswhoare,orwere,migrantagriculturalworkers.Thereismorethanonekindofinnovationatworkintheregion,ofcourse,butIhavechosentofocusonthreerelatedpatternsoffamilybehavior.
    ThepatternIlifestylerepresentshowmigrantfarmworkersofallnationalitieslivedinthepastandhowmanycontinuetolive.ItreatthispatternasabaselinewithwhichtocomparethechangesrepresentedbypatternIIandIII.FamiliesinpatternIworkandtravelinextendedkinunits,withtheeldestmaleoccupyingthepositionofauthority.Familiesarelarge-eightornonechildrenarenotunusual-andallmembersareeconomiccontributorsinthisstrategyoffamilymigration.FamiliesinpatternIImanifestsomedifferencesinbehaviorwhilestillmaintainingaspectsofpattemI.Theycontinuetomigratebutonareducedscale,oftenmodifyingtheirschedulesofmigrationtoallowchildrentofinishtheschoolyear.Parentsinthispatternoftenfindtemporarylocaljobsascheckerstomakeupforlostfarmingincome.PatternIIfamiliesusuallyhavefewerchildrenthandopatternIfamilies.
    ThegreatestamountofchangefrompatternI,however,isinpatternIIIfamilies,whonolongermigrateatall.Bothparentsworkfulltimeintheareaandhaveanaverageofthreechildren.Childrenattendschoolfortheentireyear.InpatternIII,thewomeninparticularcreatenewrolesforthemselvesforwhichnolocalmodelsexist.Theynoonlyworkfulltimebutmay,inaddition,returntoschool.Theyalsoassumeagreaterresponsibilityinfamilydecisionsthandowomenintheotherpatterns.Althoughthesewomenareintheminorityamongresidentsoftheregion,theyserveasrolemodelsforothers,causingmoderatechangestospreadintheircommunities.
    Nowopportunitieshavecontinuedtobedeterminedbypreexistingvalues.Whenfederaljobsbecameavailableintheregion,mostinvolvedworkingunderthedirectionoffemaleprofessionalssuchasteachersornurses.Suchpositionswereunacceptedtomanymenintheareabecausetheywerenotaccustomedtobeingsubordinatetowomen.Womenthereforetookthejobs,atfirst,becausetheincomewasdesperatelyneeded.Butsomeofthewomendecidedtostayattheirjobs,atfirst,afterthefamily’sdistresswasover.Thesewomenenjoyedtheirwork,itsresponsibility,andthecompanionshipoffellowwomenworkers.Thesteady,relativelyhighincomeallowedtheirfamiliestostopmigrating.And,asthebenefitstothesewomenbecameincreasinglyapparent,theyandtheirfamiliesbecameevenmorewillingtoconsiderchangesintheirlivesthattheywouldnothaveconsideredbefore. Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestreflectsthemainfocusofthepassage?
    A．ASurveyofThreeMexicanAmericanFamiliesatWorkinTexas.
    B．InnovativeCareerWomen:EffectsonFamilyUnity.
    C．ChangesintheLifestylesofMigrantMexicanAmericanFamilies.
    D．FarmingofFamily:TheUnavoidableChoiceforMigrantFarmWorkers.
    AllofthefollowingstatementsaboutpatternIIchildrenexpressdifferencesEXCEPT_____.
    A．theymigrateforpartofeachyear
    B．theyspendlesstimecontributingtofamilyincome
    C．theyspendmoremonthsonschool
    D．theirparentssometimesworkatjobsotherthanfarming
    Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofwomeninpatternIIIfamilies?
    A．Theyearnareliableandcompartivelyhighincome.
    B．Theycontinuetoworksolelytomeettheurgentneedsoftheirfamily.
    C．Theyenjoythefellowshipinvolvedinworkingwithotherwomen
    D．Theyserveasmodelsofbehaviorforothersintheregion.
    Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthethreepatternsofbehaviormentionedinthepassageisbestdescribedasoneof_____.
    A．greatadmiration
    B．unbiasedobjectivity
    C．dissatisfaction
    D．indifference