Mexican Division Of Labor

The Division of Labour refers to the range of tasks within a social system. This can vary from everyone doing the same thing to each person having a specialised role. The division of domestic labour is the tasks given to each person in a house unit. For example the wife may do the housework, whilst the husband goes out to work. The division of domestic labour can also include childcare and emotion work, two things that previously were completely down to the wife but now are becoming more evenly spread between family members.

In every household, each member is expected to contribute to the family and to the society. Fathers are usually the head of the family, providing financially and materially what his wife and children needs. The mother of the household is in-charge of the organization of the house and nurturing the children. The children do not have as much responsibility as the parents. However, they need to ensure they follow the house rules, do their chores, and get educated in school. Each household contributes to the society in different ways; economic and socially.

The division of labor in the household hold depends on the environment. Society creates gender ideology that affects the roles women and men take on in the household. In The Second Shift by Arlie Russell, she states three different ideologies of gender. There is the traditional, transitional and egalitarian ideology that determines what sphere men and women want to identify with, home sphere or work sphere. However, it depends what kind on the time period and society you live in that determines the "norm" gender ideology, which affects the division of labor in a household. The society, which affected the Mendoza and Ortega family that I have observed and interviewed, constructs views of the appropriate

     The division of labor in the household hold depends on the environment. Society creates gender ideology that affects the roles women and men take on in the household. In The Second Shift by Arlie Russell, she states three different ideologies of gender. There is the traditional, transitional and egalitarian ideology that determines what sphere men and women want to identify with, home sphere or work sphere. However, it depends what kind on the time period and society you live in that determines the “norm” gender ideology, which affects the division of labor in a household. The society, which affected the Mendoza and Ortega family that I have observed and interviewed,

Although immigrant women play a big role in America’s society and economy, they have been constantly mistreated and looked down upon throughout history. Not only do they face the burden of the stratifications that their gender entails but they also struggle to adopt the American culture and norms. America was viewed as the land of opportunities and economic prosperity, a perspective that draws in many immigrant women who were willing to leave their families and possessions to come to this foreign country in hopes of a better life. In America, they faced many challenges as they not only had to work long hours but also took care of their families and do housework as well. They struggled to make a standard living out of low wage jobs and assimilating into America’s society. Today, the treatment of immigrant women has improved greatly as they have stood together and fought for their rights. Immigrant women have built communities and held strikes for better pay and treatment. Although America has made great strides in improving treatment of immigrant women, there is still social injustice. Immigrant women have come a long way from the first time they entered America until now, but their stories are often left untold and omitted from American history.

In many cultures, the greatest joy of a person comes through the realization that they will soon be called a grandparent. Speaking from a personal perspective, the Latino culture sees the arrival of a grandchild, for the most part, through a set of different beliefs. The first belief associated with the role of being a grandparent, is the idea that one’s offspring has embarked on “full adulthood”, and that now, they will understand what true responsibility is all about. Another common belief among the Latino population when it comes to grand parenting, is that being a grandparent correlates with being a parent all over again; given that many Latinos see this particular role, as one in which they must play an active role for the wellbeing of

Regarding females in the workplace, the common opinion across the American continent used to be that by working outside the home, women were abandoning their primary job in life—that of a mother and wife, taking care of the house and the family. In modern times, Latinas take on multiple roles; not only are they still expected to look put together and run the family and the household—for most Latinas in the US, without any outside help—, but many are also breadwinners, some by choice and others by default. The decision made by many Latinas to work has already changed society due to growing feelings of self-empowerment. This newly discovered power is reflected in the increased use of contraceptives by Latin American women. Despite the Roman Catholic teachings, Latinas have taken matters into their own hands by using birth control to decrease the size of their families and lessen their burden, thus allowing them to fulfill their multidimensional desires and duties.

Among many Anglos, there is a racist assumption that those who are Mexican are lazy when there are cultural reasons for the way Latin-Americans choose to live. Those among the Mexican culture has a strong belief in a splendid destiny planned by God that hasn’t occurred based on the culture or groups of Mexican people’s sins; such as, the thieves and drunks (William, 1964, p. 15). This belief in God already having a plan for each individual among the earth has created a calm atmosphere toward planning for the future. Many Mexican Americans consider the act to plan frivolous because God has already planned their future, and they permit fate to control their decisions. Instead of planning for the future, the most important role is family responsibilities among the male and female presently. As stated in William’s article,” Gregorio said, ‘I owe everything to my family. Were it not for my parents’ love for each other, I would never have been born. They raised me and taught me all I know…When one has a family, one is never alone

Women in Mexico endure unbelievable hardships all due to their gender. Mexican women are faced with inescapable gender roles that cast females into cruel and subservient positions. Women are treated as second tier to their male counterparts and are commonly treated as subhuman. While men are capable of doing as they want, when and where they please; women have strict duties that must be followed to keep her husband and sons happy. “The macho male is not expected to become involved in child rearing, considered to be a woman’s task” (Deyoung, 1994). Unfortunately, it is all to common that when a women speaks out of term or upsets her husband, cruel and violent outburst occur. This abuse is widely accepted in Mexico, and little is done to prevent domestic violence. Women in Mexico live every day under house arrest, exist in fear of their male superiors. Fortunately in 1970 women began to fight back, and the Mexican feminist movement began. However, unlick the United States female revolution this feminist movement was quite and slow. Nonetheless the percentages of women in the work for began to rise dramatically and domestic abuse took a small step back. The women of Mexico today are still relentlessly fighting for equality. The gender roles cast upon women, men and the abuse women endure due to these gender roles cast upon them are all instrumental steps in the advancement of women’s rights in Mexico.

One of the greatest, most cherished aspects of Mexican life is family. For instance, the word familismo, which is the significance placed on family harmony and cohesiveness, illustrates the importance of the family unit. With this view of the family, a person who is said to have a high level of familismo would be one that believes the family is first, or someone that is always a support for their family members. Familismo is also reflected in Mexican children’s deep respect for their parents. (Peterson et al., 2012)

Preindustrial economies encompasses hunter and gather, agricultural, and agrarian societies. The labors in this type of society are involved in primary sector production which is the removal of natural and raw resources from the environment. These resources are used with little or no processing. Most goods in hunter and gather societies are made by family members in small quantities in order to take care of their basic needs. Labor division is based on age and gender. As people in these societies become skilled at raising animals and cultivating their own food, they are able to produce surplus goods. In the case of agricultural and rural societies, family life is separate from the economy. The production process is more complex and the resulting buildup of surplus allows some people within that society to concentrate on other endeavors beyond producing food. Food production is the main focus in an agrarian society, however, labors have a greater array of dedicated responsibilities, such as warriors who aid in the protection of the surplus goods.

Growing up my family told me stories about how they were made fun of or picked on because of their skin color and the fact that they spoke Spanish. My grandfather started a roofing company in North Denver as he worked more and made more money he moved to the Italian part of town where my mother and her siblings were called coconuts and Oreos because they were dark on the outside but they acted differently compared to other Hispanics. My grandmother told me about how people would tell her not to speak Spanish because she was an American and that she was in America so she needed to speak English. This was difficult for Hispanic people because they were having to lose part of their culture and part of their identity. My grandmother always would tell me about how it was harder for her to attend school because she would get into trouble if she acted differently. My grandmother on my father’s side of the family had a more sheltered life where she was not racially discriminated against because she was part of the Spanish consulate. She always told us about the cool places she would go to because of her father's job. It was interesting learning that she was born in Japan while her sister was born in France. Growing up she never needed to help around the house or have a job because

In the United states, the Mexican minority group takes up about 23 percent of the American population (Sue & Sue, 2016, p. 592) According to Roberts, Abu-Baker, Diez, Chong, Fredman, Kamya, and Zevallos (2014) they state how the Mexican culture is known for having families that represent value and unity. Furthermore, this minority group has a history of instability and social polarization such as poverty, social inequality, gender discrimination, drug trafficking, and economic pressure. Conversely, the mother filed a divorce back when her the early 2000s and ignored the fact she could be not be financially stable. However, she became a caregiver/house cleaner and worked her way up in the business. She eventually become an owner of a cleaning

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, an associate professor in the sociology department at the University of Southern California, illustrates the impact of immigration politics on the Latina women as they arrive in California. “Maid in L.A.,” a selection taken from her book Domestica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence (2001), accurately describes the life of a live-in nanny through interviews of Latina women employed in these positions. Live-in domestic work typically remains the only work available to Latina women when the first arrive in California, The women, employed as a live-in nanny, tell of earning $50 for working 64 hours in a week. (Hondagneu-Sotelo 119) The women describe feeling, “the sensation of being among others while remaining invisible, unknown and apart, of never being able to leave the margins, makes many live-in employees sad, lonely, and depressed.” (Hondagneu-Soltelo 118) Furthermore, the lack of privacy, the restrictions placed on them by employees regarding visitors and phone calls, leave many of these women alone and alienated from the

In my family household, my parents gave my siblings and I chorus. My sisters and I were expected to do the cooking and the cleaning inside the house, whereas my brothers were expected to take out the trash and do the yard work. As for my parents, both of my parents work on the