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Marianismo Research Paper

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Now, how does the Latino culture play a part of a Latina’s self-esteem? There is this concept, Marianismo, that affects a girl's self-esteem in a good and bad way. Marianismo is the female equivalent of machismo; it is considered to be the realization of the feminine, and characterized by hyper feminine behavior.
This could seem bad because it’s basically women accepting their roles, such as, housewives, in the Mexican culture. They live under the shadow of their husbands and children. Consequently, it makes the women feel like they aren’t valuable because they feel like they don’t do anything.
The marianismo concept came from a religious figure in the Mexican culture. “The marianismo ideal is modeled after the image of the Virgin Mary and connotes saintliness and submissiveness”. This demonstrates …show more content…

In the Age of Revolution blog, they mostly talk about the differences and similarities between machismo and marianismo. They blog states, “Women benefit from the ideal of women as semi divine, morally superior, and spiritually stronger than men”.
Women also gain female superiority because they are able to give life, and being able to give this gift is really important.
The Age of Revolution blog says, “By tolerating the husband’s behavior and wickedness, women receive validation from society and from God”. This indicates that women also gain acceptance from society and God.
Additionally, the fact that Latinas are part of a minority group, doesn’t help at all. Most Latinos will feel like they aren’t good enough for anything because they aren’t “white”. Latinas generally don’t have a lot of privilege living in America because they aren’t part of the majority group. They feel like they won’t get a quality education and live a stable life. They get discriminated not just on their race, but also because of their gender. Therefore, Latinas in America feel like they are less worthy and will give

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