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Topic:

Marianismo (not much information contrary to Machismo. Maybe find more impact in society on the term, more on how it impacts society, violence, gender roles, to pick a few)

development on the feminist perspective section:

- how does marianismo affect women in the latin countries? movements women have conducted to strive away from this social construct of purity and submissiveness? How does marianismo establish women roles if they do not fall under the purity and submissive (or lack of a male partner in household) in their life?

Articles that may apply to research for topic:
Debunking Marianismo: Economic Vulnerability and Survival Strategies among Guatemalan Wives 

- Research in Guatemala on how Marianismo has elevated to women being strained in difficult situations due to confinement of Marianismo and abuses/dangers they experience

Construction and initial validation of the Marianismo Beliefs Scale 

- Marianismo Belief Scale (MBS) used to investigate Latinas on how Marianismo has been a presence in their lives, and how culturally do they express and believe in items due to such social construct of Marianismo

Latina Fortitude in the Face of Disadvantage: Exploring the Conditioning Effects of Ethnic Identity and Gendered Ethnic Identity on Latina Offending

Culture and Domestic Violence: The Ecology of Abused Women = Criticisms and controversy =

* perhaps create a similar section like machismo on the criticisms and controversies surrounding marianismo, if anything, feminist perspectives touches lightly on the section but doesn't go too into detail of how it's progressed in society (novelas and songs and movies, intimate partner violence, depression (if there even is a connection idk), self-esteem and self-worth, lack of expression in sexuality and needing to remain stuck on traditional gender roles**

Final draft:

Marianismo presents a foundation for normal female behavior within Latin countries. Under Marianismo, women are expected to present behavior that shows compliance to male dominance, strong ties to morality (especially relating to the Virgin Mary), and willing to give up everything for the name of family. Like machismo, Marianismo sets up a list of rules that promotes how one needs to be when interacting with society, strongly encouraging a gap between the genders by reinforcing these beliefs in various ways throughout society. Latinos who are exposed to the constructs of Marianismo and Machismo are predisposed to behaviors normative within the Latino culture of what constitutes being a man and a woman. Expectations of behavior begin to be evident before birth with these social constructs, liberating and constricting both genders to fit inside a bubble deemed appropriate by Latino cultural values. Men are viewed as providers and decision-makers for their family, while women are to provide emotional support to their families only.

Latina women’s experiences in life hinder due to Marianismo. They are more likely to exhibit higher levels for pessimistic views in life and developing depression. They are also less likely to attempt unsafe behavior, such as underage drinking and use of substances. Restrictions placed on their expected behaviors instills women to remain quiet about their issues. If efforts build to push away from the social constructs behind Marianismo, criticisms appear from the outside community. Even without going against the norm, stereotypes of Latina women are conjured up, similar to men under Machismo. They are viewed as “exotic”, implying they are secretly sexual deviants wanting to branch out from that ideology, or prefer to divulge in dangerous activities to make up for this “innocent” life they’ve been confined it.

In Latin countries, a woman who presents herself in society without a man is frowned upon, as a man is the basis of family life and having a positive association within the community. Machismo promotes aggression, dominance and entitlement— characteristics that can be applied when focusing on intrapersonal violence. When applying intrapersonal violence, Latin women deal with the abuse from IPV from fear of losing their husbands, their children’s father and social status of admitting abuse to the outside world. Marianismo promotes women to be self-sacrificing, leading for them to accept abuse continually and remain quiet from fear of losing their livelihood and dependency from their husbands. Given these characteristics, men remain dominant and exert their power over their partner, continuing the cultural establishment of patriarchy within Latin cultures.