Machismo
Machismo is to be "manly". Often a man has an exaggerated masculinity about them. I think in different cultures it has different meanings. The word makes me think of a loud and obnoxious man. This is the way I look at machismo but Latinos see it as a respectful, manly, and proud part of their culture. In our book it says, "the classic view is that even in the twentieth century, pervasive machismo defines women's passive roles in the family and in Latin America society as a whole" (Duley and Edwards 1986).
"Marianismo" is what a woman is supposed to live up to by being modest. In "The Other Face of Machismo" Stevens, argues that marianismo, the cult of female superiority, which derives from the Virgin Mary, is a source of strength for women, who use it to wield a certain power while outwardly conforming to the submissive role prescribed by machismo (Duley and Edwards 1986). It is quite interesting how women are categorized as good or bad women. In my opinion......
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