ENG 101.0800
Miss. Bogacka
Gladys Otavalo
December 10, 2010
1) What was the one assignment that was fun to do and why?
I believe the fun assignment was about my worst date because it was funny to know the worst date of all my classmates and how they felt about it.
2) What was the one assignment that made you learn something about something? What was that "something" you learned?
I strongly think research paper #1 provide a lot of knowledge about the relationship between magazine advertisements and strong masculinity. Furthermore, it taught us how an masculine image creates and reflects the true message in advertisements
3) What was the one assignment that you did not care for? why?
I sincerelly cared to develop about every assignment on time because it provided me the opportunity to learn more about writing.
4) Do you think, overall, Blogger was a useful tool for this class? In what ways?
Yes blogger was very usefull. Even though I could not connect another website, it was really interesting and important for me for posting my assignments.
5.) Describe one kind of assignment or task that we did NOT do that you either did on your own (say, customizing your blog, adding gadgets), OR an assignment you would have liked to have done, or a type of assignment you would have liked to have done more of?
I was satisfied with the overall class. Unfortunately, I could not do something else in my blog, but it helped me to be connected to the assignments, the exams, dates for presenting assignments and everything about the class.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Final Draft Research Paper #2
ENG 101.0800
Gladys Otavalo
Miss. Bogacka
December 10, 2010
For centuries, the diversity of masculinities has created a big difference between genres, males and females, where man reflected power and woman reflected obedience. Today, many people think that there is no longer a macho masculinity in society because women and men have the same right to achieve their purposes. However, others think that the role of the man has been, is and will be the authority in the family. For instance, in the interesting article from Zinn named “Chicano Men and Masculinity” refers to the machista behavior of the Chicano man which has not changed at all. On the contrary, he remains being aggressive, dominant and machista. I strongly agree that the aggressive behavior of Chicano man is incorrect and inappropriate because it is affecting the development and growth mental of children, his characteristics are also creating an inadequate personality of children and consequently his authoritarian and machista behavior is excluding children from participating in society.
The first reason is that male behavior is creating obstacles in the development and growth of children. The aggressive and dominant authority exercised by the Chicano men is impeding their children develop their own thoughts, feelings and opinions toward different situations of life. In fact, in her article: “Chicano Men and Masculinity” Zinn reflects the negative consequence caused by a macho attitude:
The Society scientists maintain that this rigid male-dominated family structure has negative personality Consequences for the Development of Mexican American Children. It fails to engender achievement, Independence, self-reliance or self-worth-values which are highly esteem in American society. (24)
This same notion could reflect how the aggressive behavior of Chicano fathers creates negatives influences in the development of his children. In addition, in his interesting book called Against Machismo: Young Adults Voices in Mexico City Josue Ramirez reflects considerable evidence that the healthy human personality develops from the infancy to a mature in adulthood. “The man's power, or machismo, in Mexico is a farce. It exists, yes, the act of saying, I am the, macho because I say how things are done, and when I get home I can hit you, to his wife and children" (Ramirez 76). Therefore, improper behavior from Chicano men are developing an aggressive and inappropriate behavior in their own children and overall an inadequate personality.
Secondly, the exaggerated masculine behavior of the Chicano is developing an inadequate personality in children. Chicano man has a wrong though about his own personality and behavior which is affecting the development of children. The inadequate behavior of Chicano father makes himself act in an authoritarian, aggressive and domineering way towards his children. Consequently, the Chicano children develop a powerful, aggressive and dominant personality in society. According to Zinn "The father is the unquestioned patriarch- the family provider, protector and judge. His word is law and demands strict obedience." (24) This strict obedience and respect not only from the wife, but from the children too. Therefore, one of the definitions of machismo is an exhilarating sense of power or strength; consequently it is pushing children to develop an exhilarating sense of power, strength and an aggressiveness behavior in society.
Finally, the authoritarian behavior of Chicano men is pushing children to be excluded and marginalized from participating in society. Today, the Chicano man just demands respect and obedience for himself. In this way, he cannot develop or perform specific activities in important areas because his personality pushes him to be ignored and marginalized by society. According to Zinn "In the eagerness to dispute machismo the negative characteristics associated with the trait, critics have tended to neglect the phenomenon of male dominance at societal, institutional and interpersonal levels."(26) Accordingly, in her book Healing from Violence: Latino Men's Journey to a New Masculinity Christauria Welland refers important evidence about how the machista behavior affects the children lives.
Microsystems or societal level of violence is to be found in the forms of social organization, belief systems, and lifestyles that make up a culture or subculture. At this level are found attitudes toward the use of force in conflict resolution, the concept of roles, rights, and responsibilities in the family, beliefs regarding power and obedience, and cultural beliefs and values about men. (24)
In other words, Chicano men must take responsibility for them, develop a deeper estimation of them and respect for others, learn coping skills that will lead to greater resilience and effectiveness at work, without the use of violence and essentially provide a fundamental teaching about masculinity and behavior in children. In this way, the Chicano children would develop an adequate and specific personality in society.
In conclusion, the aggressive, domineering and authoritarian behavior of the Chicano men, as father, is affecting their children' growth to create a wrong behavior and personality. Consequently, the incorrect behavior from father "machista" is an essential element for children, thus it will push to children to develop negative consequences in their lives and in society.
Works Cited
Ramirez, Josue. Against Machismo: Young Adult Voices in Mexico.
New York, NY, USA: Berghahn Books, 2008. Print.
Welland, Christauria and Ribner, Neil. Healing from Violenc : Latino Men's Journey
to a New Masculinity. New York, NY, USA: Springer Publishing Company,
2007. Print.
Zinn, Maxine Baca. “Chicano Men and Masculinity.” Men’s Lives. 5th ed.
Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner eds. New York: Allyn & Bacon,
2001. 24-32. Print.
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