No so Macho, Macho Man: Effects of Machismo Culture on Women in Latin America
Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
20-4-2018 2:00 PM
End Date
20-4-2018 3:15 PM
Keywords
Machismo, Latin America, gender, inequality, women
Biography
Morgan Eggleton is a graduating senior majoring in International Affairs with minors in Spanish and Latin American studies. After gradiation, she will be moving to Moldova to teach English as a Peace Corps volunteer.
Major
International Affairs
Advisor for this project
Jamie Warner
Abstract
This paper seeks to establish a better scholarly understanding of the roles and influences that machismo and marianismo play in Latin America. Many scholars say that machismo and marianismo go hand in hand with one another. In a perfect society, they are originally supposed to balance each other out for the greater good of all people. However, over time, the characteristics of machismo has turned detrimental to Latin women and society as a whole. In this paper, l will argue that the stereotypical roles that machismo and marianismo automatically bestow on men in women in Latin America are harming the progression of their society.
No so Macho, Macho Man: Effects of Machismo Culture on Women in Latin America
This paper seeks to establish a better scholarly understanding of the roles and influences that machismo and marianismo play in Latin America. Many scholars say that machismo and marianismo go hand in hand with one another. In a perfect society, they are originally supposed to balance each other out for the greater good of all people. However, over time, the characteristics of machismo has turned detrimental to Latin women and society as a whole. In this paper, l will argue that the stereotypical roles that machismo and marianismo automatically bestow on men in women in Latin America are harming the progression of their society.
