Paternal Involvement Is Impacted By Culture And Gender Norms

A phenomenon that remained constant in the Dominican Republic and in the United States was that of masculinity. In both cultures, the idea of “machismo” is extremely prevalent and inevitably determines the manner in which a man can act in society. Although I am privileged as a man in our larger society, there are many disadvantages that come with being a man of color in our society. In Dominican culture, there is a heightened sense of masculinity, and the standards of what a man is supposed to be are so difficult to obtain. To be masculine in Dominican culture is to assume the role of “machismo” by forgetting about feelings and emotions. Everything from how men act, to what men dress like is determined by this idea. Following this idea, I have to almost treat women as inferior and make them follow the ideals of the submissive housewife. Even more so, I am supposed to spend an immense amount of time chasing after women and trying to win them over through derogatory means. I did not like the idea of “machismo” and it never peaked my interest as a child, but my father’s involvement in my life deeply affected the manner in which I perceived masculinity. When my father was present in my life, he made sure to constantly remind me of what a man was supposed to be. He always told me that I was not allowed to cry because men do not cry, and said that I always had to be strong because someday I would have to provide for my wife and I could not be weak in order to do that. With this

The United States is made up of an astounding assortment of people of all different types, boasting one of the most diverse populations compared to anywhere around the world. Of these different peoples, toxic masculinity affects each group differently, with an especially profound effect to be found when studying those who identify as Latin- or Hispanic-American. While attempting to homogenize the many unique and beautiful facets of various Latin and Hispanic cultures is a disservice, they tend to share many traits which can be simplified, including their ideas on gender roles. In many Hispanic cultures, there are strong gender roles and ideas about gender that are traditionally built into every aspect of the culture, especially in the form of “machismo”, or the Hispanic ideas of masculinity. In some cultures, “…women are supposedly submissive… men are characterized by verbal and bodily aggression… and sexual dominance,” (Cantú 150). When combined with the gendered expectations and stereotypes that are increasingly prevalent in American culture, young Hispanic-American boys are growing up with an overwhelming volume of standards being impressed upon them from all sides. This same phenomenon can be seen again in African-American communities and cultures, with the already painfully present standards of white American masculinity being taken to another level by a culture which serves to pile on an even stricter set of standards on to its men. As with the Latin American ideas of

It is reported that child abuse occurs every ten seconds in the U.S. It’s also reported that one in four girls will be sexually assaulted by the age of eighteen. A major misconception within the Latin community is that sexual abuse does not happen within the family. Quite often, claims of the offense are directed towards strangers. This is not the case, sexual abuse does occur within Latin families and commonly happens with an extended or family member. Hispanics receive a lot of criticism due to their culture. The eldest daughter is quickly rushed into the role of motherhood; the eldest male takes on the responsibility for the family if something happens to the father. Kids grow up quickly in this culture and parents have a lot of responsibility to make money for the family with limited education. As a result, problems in the home occurs.

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).

Men and women are treated very differently in other parts of the world; especially in a Hispanic household. In many Hispanic households, females and males are treated very differently, not only in this generation but in the previous generations. Each gender has their own role in the household, but each role that the male or female have are very dissimilar in their own ways. The roles that these people have are unfair and they are not equal. This situation has gotten better over the years, but it can still improve.

Lopez, R. A. (2009, April 09). The other side of machismo. Retrieved November 18, 2017, from http://www.latinoopinion.com/category/cultural-traits/machismo/

In Latin American culture, machismo is seen as a behavior through which the Latino males exhibit an overbearing attitude to anyone in a position he sees as inferior to theirs, thereby demanding total respect and subservience. Even though Machismo has been defined with an extremely negative connotation, a macho can also be seen as a caring and responsible person within the traditional Latino culture. The negative connotations that have been attributed to Machismo are aggressiveness, womanizing, emotional insensitivity and physical strength.

Machismo is a rather popular Spanish word meaning strong or aggressive masculine pride. I know this word so well that we could basically move in together because I have seen it take life before my own eyes for years now by my no one else but my father. This word has brought pain and suffering to my mother and by doing so has also inevitably harmed me. This word has shown me the ugly and the mean. But, this word has also shown me what I am and what I will not be and for that, I am grateful.

There are different countries and cultures in the world. Sometimes when Americans view other cultures’ values the actual truth becomes distorted. In her article “Americanization is tough on the Macho,” Rose Del Castillo Guilbault examines the concept of macho from both the Hispanics and Americans perspective. The Hispanic view of macho embodies a man described by Guilbault as manly, responsible, hardworking, a patriarch and a person who expresses strength through silence. She describes her father as a man who “handled most menial task with pride.” In a patriarchal society such as Mexico, the man is regarded as the nucleus of the family. The man represents

Yunior embodies the Latin American stereotypes of masculinity, el machismo, which Marysol Asencio discusses in her article “Machos and Sluts: Gender, Sexuality, and Violence among a Cohort of Puerto Rican Adolescents.” She summarizes machismo as the view that a man must dominate women, control women's sexuality through physical violence and verbal aggression, sexually attracting women, have the mastery of the home, protect their family and project feelings of unhappiness, anger, honor, respect and dignity. "Macho males may refuse to do anything they perceive to be feminine... They are assumed to have a stronger sexual "drive" than females and

In this session, I will discuss the gender roles in my family. The definition of gender role is the degree to which a person adopts the gender-specific behaviors ascribed by his or her culture (Matsumoto, D. R., & Juang 2013, 156). For example, traditional gender roles recommend that males are aggressive, angry, and unemotional. It goes further and explains that the male should leave the home every day to make a living and be the main wage earner. The traditional gender role for the female purpose is to stay at home and care for the children. It explains that the female is to be nurturing, caring, and emotional (Matsumoto, D. R., & Juang 2013, 156). These traditional roles for female and male are the opposite of one another. It is believed that the culture is likely to influence our perception about gender role in a family. In my family, my parents utilize the traditional gender role. Growing up, my father went to work every day and my mother stayed home with me and my sister. I believe my parents were influence by their parents and their culture to be traditional gender role parents. My father explained to me that they chose traditional parenting role because both sides of the family utilized traditional parenting gender roles. I believe my parents felt pressure to obtain the gender roles of the mother staying home with the children while the father worked. However, when my younger sister was old enough to go to school, my mother started to work. It was believed that when

Within Latino culture, machismo can be defined as “an attitude, quality or way of being that agrees with traditional ideas about men being strong and aggressive. As a young man growing up with Latino culture, certain values/expectations are thrust upon you. A boy is not supposed to cry and it is common for a young man to be raised with what may be considered less affection from the men in the family. Children are raised to understand that a man has to be strong, and aggressive. While a woman should look for a man that possess such qualities.

When I was growing up my sister and I used to always wonder why there are different kind of parents. Throughout, the world every parent has a different kind of attitude towards their children. Despite that father are always seems to be the strict ones with their children because most of the time mothers are the opposite, mothers seem to be the relax one, the one that you can talk about anything without being fear. In Father Knows Best, Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Anderson always knows what is best for their children. Although, the scene was a fairytale, nevertheless in the movie the couples had showed great example as a parent. In Father Knows Best the family have a good relationship with each other which truly define the real meaning of a happy household. Therefore, in this paper I will discuss how gender roles, and class from Father Knows Best conform to my personal family reality,

The machismo expected of Latino men is exemplified by Santiago Nasar. Machismo men as stereotypically thought of as strong, rich, loud, and as womanizers. They are often associated with violence. Nasar would be a prime example of this because in his closet he has a “Mannlicher Schoenauer, 30-.06 rifle, a .300 Holland & Holland Magnum rifle, a .22 Hornet with a

When people think of the word machismo, they automatically associated with Hispanic men or of Hispanic origin. This could be because of the word it self-wich is of Latin origin, and macho means male in Spanish, but because of this all Hispanic men are wrongfully characterized with machismo. Most people think all Hispanics behave in this way, which is not true. This behavior is often seen in many Hispanic males, and like in most societies other men praise it, the main difference is that in Hispanic society this type of behavior has higher acceptance than in other societies. Even though this is true it is still wrong to