Date of Award

2015-01-01

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Psychology

Advisor(s)

Latrence D. Cohn

Second Advisor

Julia Lechuga

Abstract

Marianismo and machismo are gender values prescribed to women and men respectively within Latino cultures. Characteristics associated with these gender values can be pro- or anti-social. Individuals, regardless of their own sex, self-identify with characteristics prescribed to both genders. There is little research examining how Latinos conceptualize and self-identify with both marianismo and machismo. The present study contributes to the literature by classifying how Latina leaders and non-leader community residents describe characteristics associated with marianismo and machismo. I identified characteristics of marianismo and machismo and their associated pro- and anti-social dimensions by means of a thematic analysis. The following characteristics were identified: 1) Taking care of and providing for the family â??(familismo);â?? 2) being loving, generous, supportive, and caring, (virtuous); 3) having â??good mannersâ?? and being approachable â??(simpatia);â?? 4) being â??strong/powerful/influentialâ?? (externally empowered); and 5) being confident, proud, and self-respecting (internally empowered). Some participants self-identified or did NOT self-identify with the five major characteristics. Leaders and community residents differed in the content of their descriptions of the five characteristics. There was no differentiation between pro-social marianista or macho characteristics, thus I concluded that the constructs of marianismo and machismo can be linked via pro-social characteristics. Future directions, including behavioral health implications, and quantitative measure development, are discussed.

Language

en

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Size

74 pages

File Format

application/pdf

Rights Holder

Nazanin Mina Heydarian

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