Beyond Machismo: A Cuban Case Study

Torre, De La; Miguel, Ana de

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“…This is problematic as this assumes White/Western masculinity occurs on a continuum, while Hispanic manhood only encompasses negative aspects of machismo. The widely held Westernized views of machismo assert Hispanic men are expected to enact aggressiveness and power during interactions with women (Arciniega et al, 2008;De La Torre, 1999;Estrada & Jimenez, 2018;Guidotti-Hernández, 2021;Hendy et al, 2022;Perrotte et al, 2020). This one-dimensional lens of Hispanic masculinity has contributed to the limited awareness of caballerismo.…”

Section: Hispanic Women's Experiencesmentioning

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“It’s more like the girl doesn’t really have to do anything”: Hispanic college women’s sexual initiation strategy perceptions.

Stephens,

Bravo,

Castillo Perez

et al. 2024

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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Identifying Hispanic college women’s perceptions of their ability to initiate sexual intimacy is critical given findings showing it can be a protective factor against sexual assault and other negative outcomes. Although research has shown sexually assertive behaviors are increasingly becoming normalized among women across college contexts, research specifically focused on Hispanic women’s perceptions of these behaviors remains limited. Guided by sexual scripting theory, this study examines 36 Hispanic college women’s subjective perceptions of women’s initiation of sexual intercourse with men. Two key themes were identified through thematic analysis: (a) perceptions of women’s sexual assertiveness and (b) appropriate strategies for initiating sexual intimacy. Although traditional gender beliefs did influence their beliefs, being sexually assertive was viewed as an acceptable strategy by most participants. However, fears of violating norms communicated via familial, peer, and cultural messaging influenced women’s ability to initiate intimacy with men. These findings highlight the importance of developing interventions targeting gender and contextual beliefs to increase healthy sexual initiation skills and reduce risk for unwanted sexual experiences among Hispanic women on campuses today.

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Section: Hispanic Women's Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“It’s more like the girl doesn’t really have to do anything”: Hispanic college women’s sexual initiation strategy perceptions.

Stephens,

Bravo,

Castillo Perez

et al. 2024

Journal of Latinx Psychology

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“…Advertisements such as this one, which seek to help men last longer in bed, objectify the woman the same way that they ask of the man to be more militant and enduring in bed. Militarism and endurance are both ideas associated with hegemonic masculinity and its call for the domination of the other (see De La Torre, 1999;Gqola, 2015). These discourses are also linked to the idea of athleticism and longevity, which are hegemonic spheres for the ascertainment of masculinity, particularly black masculinity (Azzarito & Harrison Jr, 2008).…”

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Vanyoro

Mavunga

Mugari

2022

JCSA

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Using both intersectional and kyriarchy heuristics which acknowledge the interlocking gender, sexuality and class dynamics in the co-construction of power hierarchies, this paper examines how informal herbal healing flyers and posters in the Johannesburg CBD reinforce norms which govern and legitimate desirable male and female bodies and lives through written texts and images.This is done through invitations to potential clients to enhance their sexual organs and bodies as well as improve their marriages and finances. With the acronym of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Allies and Pansexual (LGBTQQIAAP) in mind, the paper explores how the flyers and posters pre-suppose that all bodies are inherentlysexual, heterosexual, male/female, able-bodied, young and willing participants in sexual activities. Drawing on previous research which mainly focused on the power relations between the adverts’ composers and their potential customers, the paper explores a different dimension of the adverts by problematising instances of these adverts’ complicity in heteronormative, cisnormative, ableist,and ageist discourses that conceal the operations of power over bodies. Overall, we argue that the flyers and posters commodify sex, gender and class into a purchasable package of attributes which, supposedly, complete the individual, making them a fuller member of society.

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The Sociologist as Expert Witness: A Resource for Resolving Injustice in the Case of Personal Injury

Mulkey

2009

Journal of Applied Social Science

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This article expands the application of sociology in expert testimony by presenting a case study of personal injury. Experts in this matter are drawn typically from the domains of psychology, medicine, and economics. Reframing personal injury by summoning a sociological analytical framework shifts the analysis from a determination made on the basis of an absolute standard of injury to a relative one based on “cultural injury.” Individual damages are reasoned on the basis of a situational context analogous to the part of a musician in a symphony, whereby behavior cannot be understood apart from its milieu. An extensive literature review of “Machismo” and the ethnic character of Latinos, particularly Costa Rican males, provides the background for inferring the extent of impairment resulting from an automobile collision. Implications are for applied sociologists and for the legal community concerning a reassessment of conventional procedures for assigning monetary compensation to victims injured by liable others.

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Beyond Machismo: A Cuban Case Study

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“It’s more like the girl doesn’t really have to do anything”: Hispanic college women’s sexual initiation strategy perceptions.

“It’s more like the girl doesn’t really have to do anything”: Hispanic college women’s sexual initiation strategy perceptions.

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