“Machismo” in America
By
Aleli Reyes
Instructor Cabey
English 2367
11-11:50AM
First Draft: Project 1
American society has been influenced by a sort of “machismo” culture for many years now. “Machismo” in the sense that the male figure represents power and authority, not conventionally used to describe American society, so much as in Latin American countries, but America, like many other countries, has a strong value for men. The gender preference has become less of an issue during that last few decades or so, but America still does show some gender inequalities. By many, women have been viewed as baby producing machines and house wives. The tasks expected to be completed by women have evolved over time, more has been expected of women ever since they entered the work force. There are gender roles which enforce what the norms of men and women are in American society. Women …show more content…
The white picket fence is viewed, by many, as idealistic as well as old fashion, in a sense it is the American Dream. When you think white picket fence, you think mom, dad, son, and daughter, small home in the suburbs. The film is in black and white when describing an ideal world, in which the woman cooks and cleans for her family, the man works, and the children attend school. Ross transitions to color when characters do not conform to the norms of society, for example when the mother, in the film, allows for her husband to prepare his own food, she is shown in color. In the journal article “Ordering the Social World” the author, Qaisar Khan, mentions “Sex and gender… divides society into masculine and feminine gender with their respective roles…man has dominated the overall social fabric” (15). I believe that the author, Khan, is trying to share through her analysis that the preference of men is a universal
By
Aleli Reyes
Instructor Cabey
English 2367
11-11:50AM
First Draft: Project 1
American society has been influenced by a sort of “machismo” culture for many years now. “Machismo” in the sense that the male figure represents power and authority, not conventionally used to describe American society, so much as in Latin American countries, but America, like many other countries, has a strong value for men. The gender preference has become less of an issue during that last few decades or so, but America still does show some gender inequalities. By many, women have been viewed as baby producing machines and house wives. The tasks expected to be completed by women have evolved over time, more has been expected of women ever since they entered the work force. There are gender roles which enforce what the norms of men and women are in American society. Women …show more content…
The white picket fence is viewed, by many, as idealistic as well as old fashion, in a sense it is the American Dream. When you think white picket fence, you think mom, dad, son, and daughter, small home in the suburbs. The film is in black and white when describing an ideal world, in which the woman cooks and cleans for her family, the man works, and the children attend school. Ross transitions to color when characters do not conform to the norms of society, for example when the mother, in the film, allows for her husband to prepare his own food, she is shown in color. In the journal article “Ordering the Social World” the author, Qaisar Khan, mentions “Sex and gender… divides society into masculine and feminine gender with their respective roles…man has dominated the overall social fabric” (15). I believe that the author, Khan, is trying to share through her analysis that the preference of men is a universal