Machismo And Hispanic Culture

Women in the Hispanic culture grow up with strong ties to their values, norms and how they were raised by their families. Parents instill a “machismo” and familism ideology into the upbringing of these women (Fuchsel, 2012). “Machismo” is a term to describe what is acceptable and expected of men (Fuschel,2012). Familism is, “the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family” (dictionary.com). An example of “machismo” is that it is not seen as a problem for men to be unfaithful (Fuschel, 2012). Women would continue to stay with the men, because of the strong sense of familism and not wanting to break the family apart (Fuschel,2012). Also, the strong tie to family makes it difficult to express the troubles in a marriage, because family may be unwilling to help (Fuschel,2012). Machismo and familism affect Hispanic women in their day-to-day lives and how they approach marriages and relationships (Fuschell,2012).

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Chronicles of a Death Foretold shows how Machismo drives all male ambition. Machismo, in Latin American countries was derived from the word macho meaning an intense masculine pride. Machismo was first used in 1948, and was taken as a code of honour for men, rules that would make you considered macho. Respect and reputation are highly regarded as important traits in Machismo, and are the driving force of reason in the novel. (Add another sentence about the broadness of Machismo).

Machismo is something seen in the domestic situations throughout Hispanic people. The violence, the subservience that is expected and the men believe the women are second and are second class citizens. There role is to be domestic housekeepers and to birth children. Alicia makes

Social standards may confine individuals from pursuing their own personal interests. Through the relationship between societal standards and individual interests, Sandra Cisneros’ short story, “Woman Hollering Creek,” introduces the roles of men and women in a Hispanic culture. The protagonist, Cleofilas Hernandez, is trapped in an abusive relationship with her newly-wed husband, Juan Pedro. However, Cleofilas tolerates the toxic relationship due to the social norms of her society, which reveals that the Hispanic culture revolves around a patriarchal society and that women have to be submissive to their husbands. As the story progresses, Cleofilas abandons the gender norm to lead an independent lifestyle.

During the Mexican Revolution, Mexico as a nation torn in many directions, people gave up simple farming lives to take up arms against causes that many of them did not fully understand. Gender roles during the period in Mexico were exceptionally degrading towards women. Having little more rights than slaves and treated as trophies or property more than human beings, women role in society was nothing near that of a man’s. In The Underdogs, Mariano Anzuela highlights the issue of gender roles by continuously illustrating the punitive role of women and their mistreatment. Augmenting Anzuelas work with citations from Oscar Lewis and Stephanie Smith will paint a picture of the degrading gender roles for women during the Mexican Revolution. Highlighted points brought up by Azuela are how men speak with and treat women, women’s place in society, and general disregard for women’s feelings.

This paper discusses Machismo among Latino Americans in the modern society and how it shapes the social constructs within which they live. It will discuss how machismo shapes gay men and how they build cultural capital in order to negotiate through life. The paper will also discuss the effects of machismo on marianismo, and how the rules around machismo

In society men are told they must be the toughest, strongest, and bravest. Whether it be in sports, work, or even to their own families they pressured to prove their manliness. Various cultures around the world have their very own set of expectations when it comes to men and women. In some Latino cultures masculinity is a very important. Since the day males are born they are raised to be masculine and masculine only. Traits that some believe to be feminine are frown upon and if a boy exhibits them they are disciplined, bullied, and in some cases even ostracized for not following the macho norms. In Latino cultures there is a culturally constructed concept that has to do with male dominance and hypermasculinity. This concept is machismo. Machismo is a strong sense of masculine pride (“Machismo”). Machismo is the term that many people in Latino cultures use to describes the actions and beliefs, that hypermasculine men exhibit. Although this concept is used to described the sense of masculine pride, it is not really considered to be a positive term. When the term is used, it is used to point out the negative actions and effects that it causes or can cause. Machismo is not only exclusive to Latino cultures, machismo attitudes and behaviors are present in many cultures of Asia, Europe, and Africa, as well as the Americas (Perilla, 116). Many other cultures do have their own terms to describe men who are hyper masculine and believe in male dominance, but machismo is the term that

Clung onto religion and history, most of males at that time period did not accept women’s polecat willings, they insisted in the traditional though. Document 1, wrote by Justo Sierra, male Mexican minister of public in 1904 said that “The educated woman will be truly dedicated to the home.” As a male, he did not understand the ability of women. He was unwilling to face the challenge of females in working flied, and he was willing to enjoy the pleasant that women gave him, as a result he conclude that women should also obey the rule that man

On the other hand, many people believe machismo carries a very negative connotation it is portrayed as a man who is aggressive, hyper masculine, has an obsession with status, power and control at any cost, they are expected to be rigid, misogynistic, authoritative husband’s, patriarchal fathers and abusive womanizers. For my second case study i decided to compare machismo to its opposite. Caballerismo can be defined A positive image of a man as the family provider who respects and cares for his family. It depicts Latino men as chivalrous, nurturing and noble. When comparing machismo to caballerismo it is important to note within many Latino families a young man is raised to possess both machismo and caballerismo qualities.

Throughout the world, women are treated differently than men due to solely to their gender. This is heightened in certain countries due to the culture believes that have shaped every aspect of the culture. This is clearly displayed through the machismo culture which is in most latin American countries. This culture has dictated the way which the societies have been built which means it affects every aspect of The machismo culture negatively affects society for both men and women. Women are forced to be submissive while men are pushed to assert their musicality to dangerous levels. This can be seen through the domestic abuse epidemic, homosexual repression, and other aspects of the Latino community; this type of culture needs to change to progress

While patriarchy deals with the systemic structure of a given society, machismo, on the other hand, focuses on the dominant portrayal of men as they interact with the opposite sex and requires a more violent and aggressive response when the man believes he, or his masculine pride, was disrespected (Jeffries IV 2007). Because of its aggressive and prideful nature, it was not surprising to see that machismo, just as with patriarchy, advocates for the belief that women should be possessed and controlled, as they are simply viewed as their property. It is because of this possessive and controlling nature that led to George responding violently when Zack revealed that he was only using George’s daughter for sex. This aggressive and violent response to the disrespect of him and his daughter clearly shows that George still embodies the machismo attitude that is stereotypically associated with Latino men. Clearly, George values respect and expects respect; therefore, when Zack violated his order to stay away from his daughter, George felt the need to respond aggressively to show that he’s still the “man” with authority. However, the ultimate form of disrespect that was committed was when Carmen, George’s

This paper discusses Machismo among Latino Americans in the modern society and how it shapes the social constructs within which they live. It will discuss how machismo shapes gay men and how they build cultural capital in order to negotiate through life. The paper will also discuss the effects of machismo on marianismo, and how the rules

Machismo is defined as a strong or aggressive masculine pride, an ideal which controls much of Latin American society. Machismo influences traditional Latin American cultures by limiting the freedom of women, just as sexism limits women in today's society by holding them back. Marquez writes about a society where women are required to fill specific behavioral and marital expectations. Women in this traditional Latin American culture are unable to participate in many actives that men are able to, such as sexual relations before marriage or having an opinion different then their husbands, in order to maintain honor for their families. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold, readers can contrast the drastic difference of how men are able to abuse women

These gender roles are the direct consequence of the Spanish influence from the time that Spain conquered Mexico. When Hernan Cortes and the conquistadors came to christianize the indigenous population of Mexico they were "Flushed with the courage of errant knights, guided by a determination to spread their faith, and feverish with wild dreams of fame and fortune," (Gutierrez p.41). This image of the conquistador became

The exposure to ideas from other ways of living can broaden my perspective and open my imagination to different philosophies of life. However, I find the (Gannon & Pillai, 2015) “Effects of Machismo “(p 326) to be something that would be difficult to identify with if I were a part of that culture. I guess it is the aggressiveness in me and having a competitive nature. I’ve always seen myself as a strong woman, so to be looked upon as a sexual object to my husband and too overlooked his infidelities because he chooses to be a conqueror would cause a magnitude of conflict that would end in divorce. Having to abstain from having a career to be a homemaker and my only means of having a social life would be to gather