Essay On Mexico

Mexico is the 14th largest county in the world. The Mexicans speak the Spanish language. Much of Mexican culture revolves around religious values and the church. 95% of Mexicans are of the Catholic faith.

Mexican immigrant's that migrated to the United States from Mexico was at nearly half million

Mexico and the United States are countries that have several aspects to relate and compare the differences that exist between them. Each country has its own characteristics, and is a way of being able to identify to other countries. In this case, Mexico and United States are independent parents with an extensive history where we can know aspects of each one of them. Mexico is characterized by being a country of religious traditions and U.S. for being the first world power. In addition to the above, it is important to highlight the differences existing between the countries of Mexico and United Stated as well as their similarities.

The Mexican culture is very patriarchy or male dominated. It is polite and tradition to speak to the man of the house first. The women are not allowed to make plans or decisions without the male’s consent. Fathers are usually the ones who discipline the children. Mothers are greatly respected, taking care of the children, but are often seen as secondary to their husbands.

Mexico is a lovely country just south of the United states. The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean are on the borders of this country. It is approximately two million square kilometers. The two main climates are tropical and desert, which are two very hot climates. It is plentiful with natural resources such as gold, timber, zinc, and silver. There are approximately two hundred million people who inhabit Mexico, and the predominant language spoken is spanish. The vast majority of people follow a christian faith, but it is not forced upon the citizens. The laws of Mexico is for the most part similar to the United states, but can slightly differ.

Mexican culture dates far back as the 13th century. This is when the Aztecs were prevalent in northern mexico. Aztecs were a people who were all about war and honor. They made many enemies going to war with smaller tribes and brutally killed their enemies. In the 16th century the Aztecs Empire crumbled due to the invasion led by Hernan Cortez. Disease, superior weapons, and aid of the Aztec’s enemies were all contributing factors to the Aztecs downfall. Fast forward September 16th 1810 when Mexico gained its independence from Spain Mexico's identity started to develop. Mexican culture is defined by many things, its food, its language, its clothing, its art. However, There is one aspect that defines Mexican culture and that is family life. Mexicans have a very rich family life that defines the culture. The way that family is organized and the way each member acts can be traced back to the very beginning. It's a mixture of the indigenous peoples culture as well as the Spaniards culture. The indigenous peoples pass on their ideas of honor and machismo and the Spaniards pass on their ideas of catholicism, and family value and structure. I fit into this because I grew up on these ideas and my family still practices some of these ideas today.

This report provides data on Mexico which includes the economy, geography, its society, and government. It also discusses how Mexico’s economy is becoming orientated toward manufacturing. In addition, it shows that the GDP rate is not growing. The report explores the transnational issues facing the country which are international conflicts, refugees and domestically displaced persons, and drug trafficking. This source will contribute to my final project because it provides facts on the measures I am using to determine the development of a country.

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Family is a very important element in the Mexican society. The majority of the family units are large especially out of the big cities and with traditional roles per gender. The Mexican family homes are classified as nuclear, expanded and composite; the nuclear families encompass all those formed by the couple with or without children, or one of the parents with children and represents the 67.6% of the total Mexican family homes. This is the main institution that will cover the basic needs of their members (affective, food, economic, socialization) and within it certain socially expected patterns of behavior.

A traditional mexican family usually consists of a mother a father the child or children and sometimes aunts or uncles or grandparents. Also most mexicans are Catholic which means if you are married in the church and your kids are baptized in the church then your marriage is legal and your kids are legally registered.

The United States of America and Mexico compare and contrast their differences when it comes to education, homeless rates, and their overall standard of living. The U.S and Mexico compare when it comes to homeless rates seeing as the numbers are increasing each year. As for education, Mexico lacks standard education, where as the United States has a higher standard for education. The overall standard of living in both countries is probably the biggest difference the two countries have. Mexico has many prosperous areas to it, but for the most part people who live in Mexico, live poor and on the streets. Children in Mexico usually have to get street jobs in order to help their families with poverty. The United States has its own level of

million people, compared to a country like Mexico, which has 125.39 milion. But after doing a

In Mexico’s society, there’s evidence that the socio-economic class you are born and raised up into will somewhat determine your life chances you tend to have for the remainder of your life. In Mexico’s intriguing and stunning society with all diverse destinations you are able to visit ranging from beaches to hotels and etc. their society is based upon the idea of social stratification which is explained as “arranged in social strata or classes within groups” meaning the population of Mexico is divided into classes, the upper class, middle class, and lower class. People in Mexico are viewed in these classes you have the wealthy which are the upper class such as for example Carlos Slim Helu who is the richest person in Mexico, and you have the middle class whose income is acceptable in providing for themselves and or family they are not viewed as someone who is struggling. Then you have the lower class as those who are view are the poor ones with little to no income.

The Mexican culture is very family centered. The extended family is just as important as the immediate family and provides stability within. The

Since mexico started becoming democratized in around 2002 the country has been showing strong macroeconomic growth and in 2012 Mexico’s GDP was growing faster than that of the United States. The most important ingredient in Mexico’s success is the rise of a middle class that consists of “younger, more educated, wealthier, healthier, and more able to integrate women into the labor force than any previous generation” (Werz, 2016). This means that while poverty still exists in many areas of Mexico, Mexico is not a poor country. Mexico achieved in a few decades the type of economic growth that took Europeans a century to obtain after they had made their first foray into industrialization (Werz, 2016).