Compare And Contrast Women And Mexican Women

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Americans and Mexicans perceive masculinity and feminism differently. Some examples in Mexico would be that females tend to stay at home and men tend to be more familiar with labor. In the United States women are used to working for themselves and learning how to save and earn their own money same as men do. Traditionally Mexican men are to be independent and dominant and Mexican women are more dependent and submissive. Americans play the same role whether they 're women or men. Another way how these two countries differ is in education. Young teenage hispanics usually stop going to school or don 't go at all. They normally get taught to work at young age while in the United States teenagers continue their education, it 's rare for one to drop out. They are more successful in life. Mexican women tend to get frustrated when it comes to workforce. One reason is because they feel they don 't get …show more content…

Mexican men are independent because they are the main bread winner. They are powerful or maybe influential because they are expected to find work and be the main source of the household. For example, they are responsible for bringing food to the table, taking care of the family and making sure everything is fine. American men are very similar to Mexican men but they tend to be more dominant. Women in the other hand are dependent because they depend on their husband to do all the masculine work. Mexican women are submissive as well because they are the ones to be obedient and do what their husbands expects them to do. For instances, they are expected to have the house cleaned and food ready by the time their husband gets home from work. Now in the United States, women are used to working. They are. It expected to have the house clean nor food ready at a certain time because they are out of the house working. They pay their own bills, pay for the household food and do what some Mexican men are expected to do in

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