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Machismo comes from the assertion of male dominance in everyday life. [21] Examples of this would be men dominating their wives, controlling their children, and demanding the utmost respect from others in the household. Machismo has become deeply woven in Cuban society and have created barriers for women to reach full equality.
In Guatemala, machismo culture is a social construct that shapes the attitudes and values of many Latino and Maya peoples. [8] This mentality affects partner relationships and sibling relationships as Guatemalan men and women are expected to carry out gender-specific responsibilities. [4]
The power control theory was developed through a series of self-report surveys that was administered to high school students and their parents in suburban Toronto. Hagan and his colleagues contended that gender and the social class of the students' parents affected how much freedom these students had.
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A study looking at children born in the 1980s in the United States until their adulthood found that boys with behavioural problems were less likely to complete high school and university than girls with the same behavioural problems. Boys had more exposure to negative experiences and peer pressure, and had higher rates of grade repetition.
Anthony Ramos is getting real about toxic masculinity in Latino communities in a new interview about life, music and self-care. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) (Amy Sussman via Getty Images)
In middle school, the gender bias of teachers toward males accounts for 6% of the math achievement gap between boys and girls. Moreover, she gathered data from schools in a fairly underdeveloped educational region of France. According to the research, inexperienced instructors tend to be more biased toward boys in the classroom.
Harassment and Sexual Harassment in schools; Committee for Children: Bullying and sexual harassment in schools; Popular lesson plan for teaching young people about sexual harassment Archived 2006-12-05 at the Wayback Machine; The Silent Treatment - Naomi Wolf article on the propensity for education to ignore sexual harassment and abuse complaints