Traditional Gender Roles In Puerto Rico

Growing up, I moved around from place to place. From the suburbs of New Jersey, to the tranquility of the Dominican Republic, to the wilderness of the city. I learned from each of these vastly different places the importance to respect and embrace different personalities, cultures, and lifestyles. I lived in the Dominican Republic from the 3th grade to my sophomore year of high school and there are many things I learned whiles living there. The Dominican Republic is still a very conservative country in many aspects. One of the aspects that I was influenced the most, was DR’s gender roles. As a girl I was expected to act and think a certain way. I couldn’t dye my hair, or paint my nails, or wear makeup before the age of sixteen because if I

In the novel Barrio Boy, the roles for men and women are outlined and very detailed. Men and women are expected to remain in their roles and not stray away from them. The gender roles applied to every aspect of life and even applied to dating/courting. Given the circumstances of society today, the roles of men and women are very different in 2017.

Discussing Princess Boys and Pregnant Men by Caitlin L. Ryat, Jasmine M. Matraw and Maree Bednar is a research project conducted in a midwestern elementary school (location unknown), in relation to gender, transgender and gender identity topics. The researchers ask “[how] do these children respond to a curriculum that includes information about gender-nonconforming and transgender people?” and they tackle this QUESTION by introducing these subjects to intermediate students through discussions, readings and _____. The ideology behind introducing such CURRICULUM is when gender conformities are taught and DISCUSSED by third and fourth graders, they will become MORE INCLUSIVE in their social environment(s) both in and outside of the classroom towards

Pascoe begins by pointing out ways in which the school as an institution plays a crucial role in the formation of masculinities. She often noticed teachers routinely ignored homophobic and sexist comments made by students. Students were never really punished for using words like “fag,” “gay,” or “dyke”. What are less obvious and more upsetting than the criticisms of the sex-ed program are the varied examples of the ways that “Heterosexual discourses were embedded in the physical environment of the classroom, teachers’ instructional practices, and students’ classroom behavior” (p. 39). From the pictures of boy/girl pairings on the walls, to the homophobic jokes between male students and male teachers, the schools’ complacency with heterosexism becomes undeniable. In one instance a boy and girl left the Winter Ball early, two vice principals joked “You two going to a hotel or what”? I feel that if two male students walked off that the administrators would have reacted in a different manner.

Ecuadorian children become very excited to receive another opportunity to learn and support their peers. Children in Ecuador have more freedom than those that I have grown up to know. For example, they have permission to leave school grounds whenever and they may choose to not come back. Occasionally, teachers will send children home or out from school grounds to find an object or to bring their parent or sibling back with them (“Being a Kid in Ecuador”). Though parents are fully capable, they usually send their children off to the market to bring back groceries, so that when they are older they are able to do that on their own. Another way kids show their independence is through visiting the nearby river to go for a swim, usually inviting

When the French enter North America in the 16th century, it irreversibly changed the lives of the native people that inhabited it. The most drastic transformation was on the Native Americans of the Midwest, who came to be key parts of the French’s entire colonial strategy. Most tribes’ everyday lives became completely different as they had to adapt to the ways of the new occupants around them. The most major aspects that came to be affected were gender roles within the tribes, and a newfound sense of constant warfare and alliances that were formed not only between different tribes but also between tribes and the French themselves.

Although Puerto Rico is part of the United States, its culture varies. Many of the holidays celebrated in Puerto Rico are like the United States; however, they have their own special holidays. The period between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday is called the Holy Week, and most of the schools during this week are closed. Just like the United States, the most popular religion is Christianity. The traditions of Catholicism are also largely worshiped. Like the United States, the citizens of Puerto Rico are guaranteed religious freedom. The Commonwealth Constitution permits the Puerto Ricans to worship freely. Their music is heavily influenced by their location in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico's music is known broadly for its Caribbean sound. One of

Puerto Rico is a commonwealth island that it is under the United States government. However, this island counts with their own culture and history. In the website "Countries and their Cultures" I found an article called "Puerto Rican-American" by Derek Green. I chose this article because I found it very interesting. The article states that Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean Sea and was discovered by Christopher Columbus 1493 and between 1460–152 Juan Ponce de Leon was the first colonial governor. In 1898 Spain ceded the island to the United States because of the Spanish-American War. In 1925 the United Sates government declared all Puerto Rican as a citizen of the United States.

Throughout history, women have been regarded as of lesser value than men particularly in the public sphere. This is the result of gender stratification. Gender stratification refers to the issue of sexism, “or the belief that one sex is superior to the other” (Carl et al., 2012, p. 78). The theory that men are superior to women is essential to sexism. Sexism has always had negative consequences for women. It has caused some women to avoid pursuing successful careers typically described as “masculine”—perhaps to avoid the social impression that they are less desirable as spouses or mothers, or even less “feminine.”

Native American women have been through a lot throughout history. The lives of Native American women changed dramatically during initial contact, the American colonial era, and after the American Revolution. Their gender roles changed, almost everything about them changed. After 1992, the life of the Native Americans changed forever due to the arrival from the Europeans. The cultures of the Native Americans linked almost to any environment; from mountains, prairies, deserts and forests to arctic cold and tropical heat.

Thank you for sharing your discussion amongst your fellow classmates. “One of the more common identifiers that were a big topic in the past is that women are inferior, and shouldn’t hold any political, social or economic power.” The Native Americans have a term “Two-Spirit” that is usually used for those who consider themselves as transgender or similar to it. Even a women who seems to be a lot more masculine, gets married with a feminine women to balance out the plant gatherer and the hunter. That also is included to feminine males, would marry a masculine male and dress up as a women. The reason why I mentioned this, is due to the way you used your words in your discussion, as if all cultures the women is inferior. Granted, yes for the most

First of all, I come from a Hispanic culture and gender is one of the things that separates each individual from doing certain things. For instance, as a girl in my culture it looks wrong for a girl to use offensive words in public. It’s normal to hear men always being rude and using vulgar words. Girls are taught to be polite and use proper language. Indeed, in my family I always saw my brothers or cousin talk back to their parents and they were just punished. However, for girls it worked different. There was zero tolerance for talking back to an adult. It did not matter if it was your parents or not as long as it was an adult you talked back it was unacceptable. I come from a low socioeconomic status and I don’t think that the usage

Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States since 1898 and in order to change that status citizens of the territory must vote in a plebiscite, a special referendum. The three options available to choose from were to become a state, to remain a territory, or to become an independent nation (Martin). In the November 6, 2012 plebiscite held in Puerto Rico, 54% of the population said that do not like the current commonwealth status of the island (Alexandrino). The next question offered to the population were three solutions following those of the United Nations guidelines. Of the three options, statehood received the highest vote reigning in 61% of the votes. However, over 480,000 people did not answer the second question (Alexandrino).

Over the past few years, there appears to have been exponential growth in discussion surrounding gender identity and the role educators ought to have in gender alignment. Multiple groups in BC have clashed over the issue, resulting in national media coverage. The proposed SOGI curriculum, for instance, has sparked a heated discussion between those for and against it, prompting Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld call allowing children to choose their gender “child abuse” (Global News). The other side of the argument saw bi-partisan MLA support in favor of the new curriculum (Abbynews).

The Mexico use the word Muxe to referred a children born as a boy want and changes to a girl for example the boy name Alejandro Taledo. What I learn about Mexico they have been very progressive, since 2009 Mexico City the nation's capital has been recognizing same-sex marriages. The native root of has tolerance towards transgender in Central Mexican because the region’s history of Aztec priest and Mayan gods who cross-dressed or were both male and female. In American do I support a third gender? No, but would not protest transgender instead I will not vote in any laws to help to support third gender. No gender in society everyone would be truly equally in every aspect, infinite number gender is very diverse, but everyone would find a place