Machismo Rico Essay

For many years throughout Hispanic/Latino culture it has been the duty of the patriarch in the family to be the primary breadwinner in the family. In both Puerto Rico and Colombia it is the duties of the male not only to provide but to serve as a disciplinarian of the children and also maintain a sense of order in the household as well as the community. There was segregation amongst men and women in society based on their career choices, Machismo is ones sense of being manly and in many households in Colombia. Many women were busy raising the children and tending to the household, while also considering their husbands wellbeing more than their own. Many prominent roles in society and the workforce were held by men, but as time went on and more and more women were entered into the workforce this idea of machismo has dwindled.
In upper class families in Colombia it is important for woman to not work outside of the home in order to maintain pride, image, and status in society. Many women who are that of the upper and middle class are generally actively involved both socially as well as in the church. Arranged marriages in Colombia and Puerto Rico are no longer common but there is courtship amongst men and women who are dating. While dating it is especially important for those of upper and middle class families to date within their own class. Marriages in the upper class families generally occur in a Catholic church at a tremendous expense and is done for mostly social and financial status. Puerto Rico has been known for their women to play active roles in the community serving as doctors, politicians, writers, etc., and while the male role is dominant the women were always treated as though they were important and