Marianismo and Machismo

Latin American culture is typically associated with idealized gender roles for women and men, known as MMarianismo

Marianismo is the irative that the women of Latin American culture learn and master this "way of life". vzxcvzcv

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Machismo[]

Machismo is the idea that a man must be your typical “macho” man.The tradition of machismo in Latin America was born from colonial powers coming and ruling their homes without any sort of competition. Not standing any real chance in protecting their wives, land, and possessions, a dramaticized nature of male-exclusive characteristics were born in order to attempt in rivaling the new intruders. Machos are in negative terms: dominating, strong, cold, aggressive, and often focused on bringing money to the household instead of taking care of it. In positive terms thought they are: caring of the family’s well-being, chivalrous, and nurturing. Some studies show that men are actually much more nurturing than what one might expect but that gender roles expectation could make a façade for outsiders. Men often have to try to “live up” to those expectations of maintaining a household or else they may be embarrassed of themselves and turn to the negative connotations of machismo. But when being the proper man, they go to those positive implications of machismo and are a good role model. In general the men have to be the foundations of a household; strong it will survive and weak it will fall apart. Machismo can be seen today though Feminicide.

Effects of Machismo[]

Marianismo and machismo allow the sse it is men who occupy the government. It has become quite the norm for men to abuse women in order to assert their dominance. Machismo gives men the leeway to force women into submission sexually and restrict the freedom of any woman in his family. Machismo can advocate predatory behaviors because it is essential for a man to prove his masculinity constantly in Latin America. This sexual corruption and abuse cause communites to ostracize women and make it impossible for them to live up to the Marianismo image. Although men want their wives to be pure and moral, they corrupt them when they must prove their masculinity and defile women. The violence that women are on the recieving end of in Latin America stems from what the culture has deemed as an ideal man. Men must constantly show their dominance and control over women and in order to do this it often leads to violence against women. jobby shite

Madres de la Plaza de Mayo: Subversion of Marianismo[]

The group of Argentine women known as Madres de la Plaza de Mayo can be seen as a subversion of the marianismo tradition in Latin America. These women began to gather under one common cause: finding their lost children. After getting nowhere with the Argentine government in their individual searches for their children who were stolen during the "Dirty War," they began to gather weekly in the Plaza de Mayo to demand their children's safe return, while wearing a white scarf with their child's name embroidered on it. This is a subversion of the classic marianismo ideas because these mothers were stepping outside of their homes to politically protest. Women who had adhered to the marianismo idea of remaining in the house were now protesting publicly, which was illegal in Argentina at the time. This obviously works against the marianismo idea of being submissive and modest, but it is in keeping with many other ideas of marianismo, such as being motherly and faithful. Motherhood is their top priority, since they risk breaking the law to protest for their children.

Reference[]

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/Gender_Norms.pdf

Marianismo and Machismo

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Machismo[]

Effects of Machismo[]

Madres de la Plaza de Mayo: Subversion of Marianismo[]

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