Machismo In Puerto Rican Society

The Puerto Rican society deals with “machismo” and it strongly enforces its patriarchal views that were used decades ago. Its resistance to change comes from the vast amount of conservative people and how they can directly affect each person’s own views by influencing them since childhood. Adults are also affected by it, even without them being aware of it, and can change their perspective. The generalized other can be presented on different platforms, like social media, therefore altering the opinion of each individual. These issues have been addressed and feminist groups continue to fight for equality, nevertheless the generalized other still have a long way to go.
Nowadays social expectations for men are still the total contrary for women instead of the same. The man is expected to be the head of the family while the woman’s role is to support his decisions and tend to his needs. This “norm” has already been set by the generalized other and it continues its influencing cycle by specific others usually being the parents of the person, family members, and teachers. These people can shape someone’s personal identity while they are still young. As the person grows up it starts to question these ideals and their motives; this will make the person violate social prescriptions or enforce them by letting it …show more content…
For example, if a father decides to stay home with his children while the mother goes to work and provides for the family people will not assume he is being a good father, but a lazy one that cannot support his family and has to be maintained by his wife. This can be a controversial topic because to be a good father he should bond with his children instead of never seeing them; money is not how a parent is supposed to express his care for the