Machismo

Family Family is a huge deal in Mexico. In Mexico, family comes first. Children are celebrated and are more sheltered than in the US. Family structure is more patriarchal as men are the head of the family and women are the caregivers and models of morality and religion. Men and women have a duty to help each other. Interdependence, rather than independence, is expected. In the US, family is usually second to work and are typically smaller. Children are often minimally parented and more…

Introduction Mexico is a country located in North America with a North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea coastline. Neighbouring countries include Belize, United States, and Guatemala. Thus it is the link between the rest of North America and South America. The government system is a federal republic. The chief of state and head of government is the president. Mexico has a free market economy. Mexico is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the North American…

Gender Roles in Esmeralda Santiago’s When I Was Puerto Rican Culture is an important part of life for Puerto Ricans living both on the Island and in the United States. This culture includes the gender roles that are deeply engrained in each and every Puerto Rican. From a young age, most Puerto Ricans learn the responsibilities that are expected of their respective gender. Esmeralda Santiago’s memoir, When I Was Puerto Rican, follows a young Puerto Rican girl, Negi, as her family leaves Puerto…

This is a subject that hits closer to home as I am sure it may for a few of my other classmates. Cancer is rising in all aspects and in all races; the Hispanic/Latin culture is one of them having cancer surpass heart disease as one of the leading amongst the culture. Although the percentages have slightly dropped they are still higher than any other chronic disease, I have had to deal with this in my own life having my father fall ill to two of the four common (brain and lung) forms of it and…

why the murder of Santiago Nasar occurred. The discussion talked over: why the brothers murdering Santiago was socially acceptable in this rural area, as well as how certain characteristics or actions were normals of their society. An example being machismo being a huge aspect of Colombia’s culture. Jina Malone and I connected together how the brothers were following what was culturally acceptable and doing the murder in a sort of honor killing. After reviewing my own research and listening to…

At the tender age of 13 most american children are sat down by their parents and forced to listen to them awkwardly explain the mechanism of sex. A generally traumatic experience that most kids end up repressing to the far recesses of their mind. However this once in a lifetime event is typically an American experience and is not something most immigrant children are exposed to (they are more familiar of the general statements of “..not until after your married”, and the classic “ Did you go…

United States, particularly in the American Southwest and California, starting back However, their experiences were filled with challenges, including discrimination, exploitation, and the enforcement of rigid gender norms. The extensive influence of machismo, a cultural phenomenon that cherishes male dominance and subjugates women, further exacerbated gender inequalities within Mexican-American…

religion among hispanics in the DR and the culture of machismo contribute to a lack of sexual openness among women. From a young age most Dominican girls are presented with one possible role model, the Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary is viewed as the template of the prefect woman, i.e a women who freely embraces her own calling; one that promotes her devotion to god, the men in her life and motherhood (conveniently coinciding with the male attitude of machismo). According to the…

In Gloria Anzaldúa’s essay “Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers”, she discusses the agency that comes with writing as well as some of the difficulties that may come with writing for third world women of color. Throughout the Chicano and Puerto Rican movements, writing has proved to be a source of agency and conflict for those involved, particularly women. Both groups of activists, Chicano nationalists and the members of the Young Lords Party, discussed the importance of…

The Mexican Revolution was another example of this universal crisis between the individual and the collective. This “aspiration” of the Revolution is complicated by internal conflicts and contradictions shown throughout the film Vamonos con Pancho Villa. The lack of a consistent heroic cause or passion is evident; particularly in regards to the “lions” of San Pablo (Rodrigo, Tiburcio, Fatso, Calf, Martin, and Maximo), when they do not offer any valid justification as to what is driving them to…