Essay On Traditional Gender Roles

Traditional Gender Roles in Low Income Hispanic Families
Traditional Gender Roles in the Hispanic culture are greatly valued, the culture itself is mainly build around it. As a result of that, highly valuing traditional Gender roles, especially in low income households can affect the family in many ways. As a Hispanic woman myself, I have experienced the effects of traditional gender roles. My family is based on “marianismo” which is the traditional female role coming from the beliefs of the Virgin Mary. Instead of pursuing a post-secondary education, my father expected me to learn how to cook and maintain the household at such a young age. My research question is “How are low income Hispanic families affected by traditional gender roles?”, How traditional gender roles affect low income Hispanic families is important because it can lead to machismo, cause Mexican American girls to experience a lack of voice during their adolescence and set limitations on females based on the high value of “marianismo” they hold.
In the Hispanic culture, highly valuing traditional gender roles can negatively affect the family by leading to machismo, which is significant because it often results in aggression and changes in their relationship satisfaction. The term “machismo” is used to describe Latino men and their masculinity as consisting of infidelity violence, aggression, dominant and …show more content…
A method to reduce these negative impacts caused by traditional gender roles is by the Hispanic culture being more acceptable with current changes in gender roles and expectations in the