Latin America

Latin American has set differences between how a male or female should act. They learn these traits from the time they are born until the day they die. Some of examples are ….

	Boy’s don’t cry; only girls do
	Boy’s are considered cool for having many girlfriends where girls are looked down on for having more than one boyfriend.
	Men make all the decisions, the girls are expected to listen and follow their decisions.

Hispanic women are taught to marry early and start a family. Women are taught to obey their husbands. Fathers are given the most respect in the family. He has the ultimate control over his wife and children.

All cultures experience changes over time for many reasons. Some of the reasons are for….

	Education
	Health
	Religion
	Economic Status
	Political Views

In most cultures boys are honored more than girls because they will carry the family name.

In Mexico if the grandmother is ill the oldest daughter will take in her grandmother to live with her. Here in the US many aging parent are put in nursing homes. Hispanics often live with many extended relatives. They also consider many of their close friends to be like family. Even though they aren’t really related to them they would call them out of respect Tia’ (Aunt) or Tio’ (Uncle).