Culture of Mexico

The culture I was raised in by my parents is Mexican culture, which has been fundamental in developing my behavior and values. There is a lot of things that I like about my culture; its familiarity, compassion, friendliness, and tight-knit relationships. However, I dislike the dependency of social hierarchy, and corruption within Mexican government. These various components, values, and behaviors of the Mexican culture are influenced by its collectivism, high context communication, and high-power-distance distribution. How is the culture of Mexico collectivistic? According to Floyd (2017) “people in a collectivistic culture are taught that their primary responsibilities is their families, communities, and employers.” Attributes commonly associated…

The culture topic for the Culture Project is Mexico City’s Metro the transportation system in Mexico. This system is responsible for transporting the citizens of Mexico where they need to go on the bus or on the subway. This service could be similar to the Septa system in Pennsylvania. I think that these are similar to to the fact that they have similar systems of transportation such as bus and railway. Researching this information for the project helps me to appreciate the Spanish language and…

My family follows many of Mexico culture that eventually influence our overall health . Both my parent were born in Mexico and migrated to the United states 20 years ago . Migrating here my parents did not adjust to the American culture and continue with Mexico culture . When they arrive here they weighted an average weight and costume a healthier diet rather the American diet consisting of high in unhealthy fats and process foods . There culture consisting of different nutrition…

In 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain, but 25 years later, Mexico had to endure another war. Culture differences between Mexico and the U.S led to conflict . Mexico was Catholic and the U.S. mostly were Protestant/Pro-Slavery. Once James K. Polk was elected, everything changed. Polk not only wanted Texas, he wanted California as well. The thing is, California was still Mexico’s territory. Texas, however, was not, after winning their independence from Mexico in 1836. Polk tried to…

There are many different cultures in the world and it would be too difficult to try to explain all of them. I know that the only way that I could explain a culture is to explain one that I already know well enough. Mexican culture is a culture that is closely related to me because my family comes directly from Mexico. My parents have greatly influenced my Mexican culture. Mexican culture has a wide variety of festivities, foods, traditions, and dances. Important holidays celebrated in Mexico…

Mexico is divided by class , meaning they are divided in sections by how much money they make. This class is rated either low, medium, and high. High class people are rich and really don’t associate with low class because of their reputation. About all the high class people work in office buildings , are actors, or have their own business. The middle class people are more on owning big Acers of land for plantation. They do associate with low class and upper class. For low class people they own a…

Mexico began its course towards independence in a series of battles and wars with the Spanish armies in 1810 to regain its pride, lands, and above all, cultural origins where Mexico was named victorious and culminated in the signing of Plan de Iguala in 1821, a treaty in which Spain acknowledges Mexico as a newly independent country. However, the wars were costly and Mexico was left economically bankrupt along with a broken and distrustful and corrupt government, and a social climate in which…

The centralization of the practice in Mexico City may seem worrisome at first glance, but it’s important to remember that the greater Mexico’s capital city, with a population of about 21 million, is the confluence point for economy and culture in the whole country. People from all over the country have made Mexico City their home. This, added to the fact that the country has a decentralised arts infrastructure, even though it’s not always completely functional, permit to imagine that the live…

Focusing on a culture can clarify unknown things we are ignorant about. Choosing a new society to evaluate and discuss is very hard because of the cultural diversity in the current world. Also, each culture is unique and distinguished from others in many things. However, Mexican culture is highly intriguing and it is highly affected today by the violent drug Cartels, criminal organizations that deal with narcotics. In addition, Mexico is the main drug supplier for the United States; drug cartels…

immigrant – They are rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.” The lyrics of these three distinctive songs, “Por el Mexicano”, “justicia”, and “illegales”, easy illustrate the life of many people who leave their country. When I was a child I watched my mother discussing with my farther about our personal problem, like money, food, clothes, and our education. My father make the decision to come to the United States to make new opportunities for our future, because Mexico did not have many…