On machismo, grief abreactions, and mexican culture: The case of mr. x, the counselor, and the curandera

Aros, Jesse R.; Buckingham, Paul; Rodriguez, Xochitl

doi:10.1080/10811449908409718

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“…Western social and cultural norms, though perhaps becoming less rigid than formerly, discourage bereaved people from displaying extreme grief reactions (Aros, Buckingham, & Rodriguez, 1999;Bierhals et al, 1996). General cultural avoidance of the notion of death and dying combines with stereotypes of masculine and feminine behavior to influence expressions of grief and forces men and women to find socially acceptable outlets for grief.…”

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The Attitudes of Men and Women concerning Gender Differences in Grief

Versalle

McDowell

2005

Omega (Westport)

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Attitudes concerning gender and grief were investigated using a convenience sample of 106 men and women ages 23 to 82 years. Participants rated conjugal grief behaviors of target figures for sympathy and appropriateness on the Attitudes Toward Gender and Grief Scale, rated their own sex-role type on the Bem Sex Role Inventory, and provided demographic information and a brief grief history. Results from factor analysis of the Attitudes Toward Gender and Grief Scale showed evidence for the construct validity of the scale by yielding three factors: sympathy, appropriateness of instrumental grief, and appropriateness of intuitive grief. The hypothesis that factor analysis of the Attitudes Toward Gender and Grief Scale would show that vignettes describing gender-stereotypical grief behavior would load positively on factors for sympathy and appropriateness was not confirmed. However, the hypothesis that female participants would give more sympathy to grieving people than males was confirmed. Contrary to expectation, participants did not give female target figures more sympathy than male figures; women did not give the most sympathy to female target figures; and men did not give male target figures the least sympathy. As hypothesized, feminine sex-typed and androgynous participants gave more sympathy to grieving people than masculine sex-typed participants. Findings were discussed in terms of evolutionary, developmental, and sex-role socialization theories.

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The Attitudes of Men and Women concerning Gender Differences in Grief

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McDowell

2005

Omega (Westport)

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“…An additional assault on the identity of the plaintiff obtains from the physical debilitation ensuing from the automobile collision. Sociocultural gender expectancies relative to machismo predispose individuals to differing perspectives of the body, sickness, and coping and adjustment to personal and interpersonal loss (Aros, Buckingham, and Rodriguez, 1999). It appears self-evident that challenges to manhood can create depressive states.…”

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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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“…Service providers treating a Latino client who has strong ethnic roots in indigenous cultural healing practices and who is especially resistant to disclose personal matters for the sake of orgullo, or pride, may consider including a traditional healer in the counseling process. The presence of a culture-specific healer can provide the Latino client with ''permission'' to reveal personal issues and vulnerable emotions and thus catalyze the healing process (Aros, Buckingham, & Rodriguez, 1999).…”

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Shifting Perspectives: Culturally Responsive Interventions With Latino Substance Abusers

Gallardo

Curry

2009

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

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In 2001, there were 35 million Latinos living in the United States. It is estimated that by 2050 Latinos will comprise 97 million people in the United States, or one-fourth of the U.S. population, establishing this ethnic group as the fastest growing and soon to be largest in the country (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001 ). These numbers highlight the need for a multicultural paradigm shift, or the inclusion of culture-specific skills and culturally responsive interventions in psychological practice. Latinos face challenges as a racial/ethnic group that the traditional Euro-American model of treatment neither addresses nor validates. Unfortunately, substance abuse serves a purposeful function for many Latinos as a means of escape from the problems related to the social, environmental, and political structures. The current article adapts the model set forth by Parham ( 2002 ) as a strength-based therapeutic framework for intervention. The following stages are outlined to serve as the basis for most therapeutic encounters with clients from all racial and ethnic groups presenting with substance abuse problems: therapeutic alliance building, culturally appropriate assessment, sociopolitical awareness and liberation, creating collaborative change, and addressing sustainability of change.

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On machismo, grief abreactions, and mexican culture: The case of mr. x, the counselor, and the curandera

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

The Attitudes of Men and Women concerning Gender Differences in Grief

The Attitudes of Men and Women concerning Gender Differences in Grief

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

Shifting Perspectives: Culturally Responsive Interventions With Latino Substance Abusers

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