...Gender Differences are socially determined. A child can be born female and male but they have to grow and develop their gender. There are quite a few factors that play a part in determining what roles an individual plays in gender. The factors that are the most influential are family, culture, friends, and music. The family is the first influence that shapes and molds the gender of each child. Even from the beginning the mother talks to the child within the womb. She may tell the child (if it is a girl) that you will be pretty, smart, caring, important, and etc. There are times the child takes on the behavior that the mother exhibited during pregnancy. I observed a situation of a close relative, where her husband continued to leave the relationship and comeback and leave again. It was understood after speaking with the mom that she left her relationship with his dad a lot during the pregnancy. During the growing up process the child observes the roles of the mother and the roles of the father. In the cases where the mother is the more dominant or the father is less dominant, there is a possibility that the daughter may grow up and be a dominant individual. Girls mock the behavior of their mothers. She may see her mom being feminine; mother may wear make-up, dresses, heals, and exhibit the characteristics of what some may consider being a lady. In an ideal world a father or male influence would show boys how to fix cars, build things, do yard work, be a provider, and a protector...
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...A Analyzing a Major Issue: Bullying Starts at Home Week 8 Assignment 2 Submission Alexandria DeAngelo June 15, 2014 People argue that bullying starts in the home, but what if it’s bigger than that? Some cultures are known for their hierarchy of the family model. The man is at the head of the family; he and his sons are of the most importance, and the mother and children are secondary. This type of hierarchy often leads to bullying that begins in the home, and leaks out into the community, sometimes even an entire culture. What evidence the literature available to date demonstrates ethnic groups, or culturally identified customs that promote bullying behaviors in men? When someone thinks of bullying, a typical image that comes to mind is a school hallway, a bigger kid throwing a smaller kid into a locker, and some belittling phrases. However, bullying can occur in many different forms, and on different levels of severity. In some cultures, men are taught growing up that they are dominant over females. “Many have debated the definition of culture. Overall, most agree with the definition that culture is an acquired and transmitted pattern of shared meaning, feeling, and behavior that constitutes a distinctive human group” (Ayman & Korabik, 2010). As these young boys grow up, become husbands and fathers, these men begin to treat their wives poorly, often bullying them verbally, mentally, or even physically. This bullying can lead to violence. When young children...
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...to escape the traditional life constraints and went to other cities to begin transforming the city into much construction of the gay and lesbian culture. Bonilla, L & Porter, J (1990). A comparison of latino, black, and non-hispanic white attitudes toward homosexuality. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 12(4), 437-452. This article discusses Latinos, Blacks, and non Hispanic whites attitudes towards homosexuality. It has been researched that the Latino culture is more inclined than blacks and non whites to believe that homosexuality and the spread of AIDS are invariably related. This one assumption has the capacity to cause the rights of homosexuals to be restricted. Goldsmith, S. J. (2001). Oepipus or orestes? Homosexual men, their mothers, and other women revisited. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 49 (4), 1269-1287. The author of this article discusses gender roles and how they have an effect on the sexuality of men and women. He mentions when people sense femininity in a man it causes them to fear that man simply because of the gender roles that have been instilled in them. Mothers are addressed in the article when he states that some women are so interested in dominating their children that they force them into the opposite gender role unintentionally. Green, A. I. (2008). Health and sexual status in an urban gay enclave: an application of the stress process model. Journal of Health and Social...
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...Latinos believe in the American Dream. My grandparents and parents came to this country to try to fulfill their dreams. Watching my children graduate with a degree from a higher institution is my American dream. We keep reading about how the Latino population is the fastest growing ethnic group today According to experts The Disappearing Act” the number of Americans of Hispanic decent is growing at a rate four times faster than that of the rest of the population a figure that is expected to double in forty-years (US Census Bureau 2003). This trend for Hispanic population tend to be of the younger population which means a driving workforce growth. America has yet to seize on the college market for the Latino society. Hispanic men are continuing to disappear from the American Education Landscape in large numbers. According to Men of color it states, “Even as the total number of Latina/os attending college and attaining degrees has increased steadily in recent decades, the proportional representation of Latino male continues to decline relative to their female peers” (Saenz and Ponjuan 2009).There are many challenges that young Hispanic men have to overcome that other groups are not faced with, social and economic limitations, language barrier, being the first generation to graduate college and cultural stereotypes. Some of these issues are identifiable but too many get unnoticed and unaware for school personnel to be able to intervene and help these students. Education provides...
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...Hispanic and Latino Spiritual Paper ENG/301 December 14, 2015 Hispanic and Latino Spiritual Paper I have a better comprehension and appreciation of the Hispanic and Latino culture, after reading the material this week. This culture has their way of communicating with one another. Within the Hispanic and Latino cultures we repeatedly see magic, religion, faith and tradition play big parts in their lives. In this essay, I will discuss four of the stories that I feel show how these elements play a part in their day to day lives. I have chosen four pieces, “Curving Woman,” by Alejandro Morales, “Seven Long Times,” by Piri Thomas, “Tales Told under the Mango Tree, “ by Judith Ortiz Cofer and last but not least, “The Kite,” by Ed Vega. Religion, Faith, Tradition, and Magic As I stated the Hispanic and Latino cultures rely on religion, faith, traditions and magic. I saw this in the writing, “The Curing Woman” by Alejandro Morales. This story is about Mr.Benidorm, the man of the house, impregnated a servant, and had a daughter. Once the servant's time had been served, she requested to take her daughter, Marcelina, with her. Mrs.Benidorm refused the Marcelina to go with her mother. “She had grown to love Marcelina and besides, the child was a reminder to her husband of his sins of infidelity.” (Morales, 1986). This nine-year-old girl spent the next four years with Mr. and Mrs. Benidorm and never seeing her mother during this time. Then at thirteen years...
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...Bilingual Education Expenditures in Urban School Districts and The Proposition: English Only for Educating Children, touch on just how controversial and complex this issue has become. The issue of bilingual education started to gain more attention in 1998 when the state of California proposed an act that would end all bilingual education in that state. This proposed act was called Proposition 227. After the proposition was announced to residents of California, the state government received numerous lawsuits and criticism from people who were in opposition. In the wake of this controversy, many politicians continued to support funding for bilingual education programs. “On the federal level, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, composed of seventeen Latino Democratic members of Congress, continued to support increased funding for bilingual education programs” (Leal and Hess 2001). They also encouraged members in the community to...
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...Redefining Motherhood In our modern-day society, it is much more common to see women in the workplace than it was as recent as the last century. Women have begun to defy the traditional gender roles that have been imposed on them throughout human history. However, this journey has not been easy for women, women have had to go through plenty of obstacles in trying to establish themselves in a male dominated world. One of our most recent and biggest issues within the Latina/o community is accompanied hand in hand with immigration - transnational motherhood. Latina domestic work is and has been highly in demand for at least the past three decades and with this demand the exploitation of Latina women has been common, the struggle with gender...
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...his family. They were waiting to for the next train when they got caught. The cop hit him in the sides. They would get them and they would rob and take everything good that they had. They can report el maltrato del los policias. They would mostly see rob between the Immigrants. They would cross during the night because there would be less reten. Group of families feed the immigrants. They do it because one day it could be one of their family members and the reason why some people cry.They will continue their work for as long as god permits it.Trina the sister of that one lady interviewed.She doesn’t have the courage to call her children.What they leave behind. 56% She was raped (Maria) Transnationalism Social cultural changes Economy Gender roles and identities Family structure Culture dances chuzas USA Foreign policy of economic development Alliances for progress becomes a strategy to create stability in Latin American undocumented children vs. documented - children are not able to return to see their family - age and gender - economic support, better lives - kinship Danzas Chuscas- parodic dances performed in indigenous and mestizos villages during religious celebration. - promesas -fiestas of San Antonio de Padua - Las Minifaldas - pandillas Nation-state economic develop model, remittances, violence community and family little community, transnationalism, crisis of family Individual changes masculinity femininity, gender roles, sexuality...
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...the U.S population and by 2060 29 percent of the United States is projected to be Hispanic- more than one quarter of the total population (U.S Census Bureau). These immigrants come to the United States for many different reasons: to seek economic opportunities and stability, to escape political or religious persecution, to reunite with family, and to simply have their voices heard, efforts recognized, and hardships known. Yet, these challenges that young adolescents who are newly immigrants have to face can be quite intimidating. Some Latinas struggle with the individualism and self-action and achievement that are so highly praised in the American culture over their Latino values and strong roots that keep the family together and interdependent. Within a Latino culture, family is everything, religion and traditions are important and education is valued. Education is seen as a great opportunity for the next generation, so unlike the first generation immigrants, they will not have to struggle as much as their parents, grandparents, etc., did and are in hope that they will build a better future for the family. Gender roles take a major part in Latino cultures. Females differ from their male counterparts, male being the dominant of course, while the women are usually housewives taking care of the...
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...What Chicanos and Latinos have dealt with while living in America has changed their identities and behaviors. Chicanos/nas identities have been impacted positively or negatively due to experiences in school and because of them being aware of their race. In addition, comparing themselves to other minorities and being conscious has affected their identities. Furthermore, there aren’t only Chicanos/nas in America, there are three separate groups which are Chicanos, Mexican Americans, and Latinos. Even though these groups sound closely related to each other, they have their differences. Some of the differences include how politically/socially involved they are, how much education they’ve received, transnational identity, and how much they...
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...health that is experienced by socially disadvantaged populations. Factors such as race or ethnicity, gender, education, or income, disability, geographic location such as rural or urban, or sexual orientation can define populations. The goal of the research paper is to present the magnitude and importance of racial...
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...America and Diversity Kathy McGowan ETH/125 February 2, 2014 Shanna Birkholz-Vasquez America and Diversity Over more than two hundred years, the United States has grown from a fledgling nation to one of the most powerful countries in the world. The principles which established this nation attracted many different groups to its shores. Principles of freedom of religion and speech bought refugees from different ethnic groups. While other groups came to seek their fortune in the “land of opportunity”, one group came to the America under duress. Each group found prejudice and discrimination. As the years passed and the country continued to grow, the barriers of prejudice and discrimination were beginning to crumble. The different groups began to accept the differences that accompanied the diversity of the nation. These changes bring up a question. Has the United States finally overcome our fear of diversity? If we examine the cultural background of Americans, we will discover many are of European descent. Many of our ancestors came looking for religious freedom. Others came to settle debts they had in their homeland. Some citizens are descendants of slaves who were sold to affluent citizens and plantation owners. The circumstances around people in these groups arrival resulted in prejudice and ethnocentrism. Prejudice was not just directed toward African Americans during the 19th century. German, Irish, Polish, Chinese and Italian immigrants found themselves...
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...Harlem, Chicago, Detroit, and Washington DC: these are locations in America where one can find, perform, and attend balls. People of all races, genders, and sexualities escape from the rest of the American reality to enjoy their life, with a community that immediately accepts them for who they are and who respect their identities. There are many aspects of a ball, but the main goal of someone walking in one is experiencing and fulfilling the fantasy life. The categories announced allow for their fantasies to become a reality. Although the experience only lasts for a few hours during the middle of the night, it is without judgement, which can’t be said throughout the entirety of America. The question is, in what ways does the LGBT community...
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...The date was November 14, 2011. The patient was OG, a twenty-four year old male Hispanic. He immigrated to the United States when he was 5 years old from Guatemala, with his mother and he is a legal American citizen. He was brought to Aurora Behavioral healthcare on a 5150 by ex-wife and her parents due to suicidal ideation with a plan to overdose on his medications. He complained of worsening depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. He felt hopeless and had suicidal ideation prior to admission. The ex-wife reported she had received a text from the patient saying, “I need to do something before I hurt myself. You’d be better off if I were dead.” He and his wife separated in December of 2010 and the divorce was finalized in August 2011. The couple separated because of violence; they had gotten into an argument and he pushed her. His ex-wife stated OG’s depression had gotten worse over the past week. The patient said he suffered from blackouts and he couldn’t remember things that had happened. On September 21, 2011 he was arrested while working in Las Vegas for using technology to lure a minor and was in jail for 11 days. The patient said he blacks out and did not remember the incident and woke up in jail. In October of 2011 his physician NP Brantman, prescribed him trazodone, Abilify and Seroquel. He was admitted for suicidal ideation and major depression. Hispanics for the most part believe that health is...
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...Self-Understanding – The individual’s cognitive representation of the self, the substance and content of self-conceptions. It is a social cognitive construction. (i.e. a 12 year old boy understands that he is a student, football player, family member, and a video game lover) Abstraction – What the person actually is. Idealism – Positive characteristics of one’s self, and/or what they desire to be like. Differentiation – Adolescents are more likely than children to note contextual or situational variations in describing themselves. Adolescents are more likely than children to understand that they possess several different selves, each one varying in some degree according to a specific role or context. The Fluctuating self – The self continues to be characterized by instability until late adolescence or even early adulthood Maladjustment – A strong discrepancy between the real and ideal self Possible Self – Alternate to the idea of maladjustment. What the individual might become, what they want to become, and what they are afraid of becoming. Self-Comparison – Comparison of self to peers. Adolescents are more likely than children to use self-comparison in evaluating themselves; however their willingness to admit that they engage in social comparison for this purpose declines during adolescence because they view these acts as socially undesirable. Self-Consciousness – Adolescent’s friends are often the main source of reflected self-appraisals, the social mirror into...
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