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- Title
Changing Constructions of Machismo for Latino Men in Therapy: “The Devil Never Sleeps”.
- Authors
FALICOV, CELIA JAES
- Abstract
This paper presents current narratives about masculinity that question simplistic negative stereotypes of machismo for Latino heterosexual men. Various models of masculinity within Latino cultures are described using evidence from ethnographic studies, research data, and clinical observation. Therapeutic advantages of including positive cultural masculine traits such as respect and dignity are illustrated with an extensive case study. The case highlights contradictions in the coexistence of constructions of masculinity and traces progressive stages for transforming these constructions. In this strength-based approach, attention is directed to elements of cultural memory that reclaim a strong relational ethic present in the indigenous cultures. “Within the culture” definitions of masculinity contribute alternative constructions toward a more empowering cultural narrative for Latino men than the usual negative stereotypes.
- Subjects
MASCULINITY; HETEROSEXUAL men; MACHISMO; ETHNOLOGY; LATINI (Italic people)
- Publication
Family Process, 2010, Vol 49, Issue 3, p309
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1545-5300.2010.01325.x