- 251 pages
- English
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About this book
Long considered a pervasive value of Latino cultures both south and north of the US border, machismo—a hypermasculinity that obliterates any other possible influences on men's attitudes and behavior—is still used to define Latino men and boys in the larger social narrative. Yet a closer look reveals young, educated Latino men who are going beyond machismo to a deeper understanding of women's experiences and a commitment to ending gender oppression. This new Latino manhood is the subject of Beyond Machismo.
Applying and expanding the concept of intersectionality developed by Chicana feminists, Aída Hurtado and Mrinal Sinha explain how the influences of race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender shape Latinos' views of manhood, masculinity, and gender issues in Latino communities and their acceptance or rejection of feminism. In particular, the authors show how encountering Chicana feminist writings in college, as well as witnessing the horrors of sexist oppression in the United States and Latin America, propels young Latino men to a feminist consciousness. By focusing on young, high-achieving Latinos, Beyond Machismo elucidates this social group's internal diversity, thereby providing a more nuanced understanding of the processes by which Latino men can overcome structural obstacles, form coalitions across lines of difference, and contribute to movements for social justice.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Beyond Machismo: The Research Context
- 2. Chicana Intersectional Understandings: Theorizing Social Identities and the Construction of Privilege and Oppression
- 3. Toward New Masculinities: A Chicana Feminist Intersectional Analysis of Latinos’ Definitions of Manhoods
- 4. The Latino/a Gendered Educational Pipeline: Vulnerabilities and Assets in Pathways to Achievement
- 5. Relating to Feminisms: Intersectionality in Latino and White Men’s Views on Gender Equality
- 6. Relating to Oppression: Intersectionality in Defining Latino Men’s Views on Chicana Feminisms
- 7. Intersectionality at Work: Regression, Redemption, Reconciliation
- Appendix: Seven Stages of Conocimiento
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index