Marianismo
thumb|Marianismo derives from Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic and Hispanic American beliefs about Mary, mother of Jesus, providing a supposed ideal of true [[femininity as the "absolute role model" for adult and young Hispanic/Latina women.]]
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24 sectionsContents
- Origin of term
- Evelyn Stevens' contributions
- Origin of Marianismo
- Mexican national identity
- Effects on women
- Critique of Stevens
- Ten Commandments of Marianismo
- Five Pillars
- Familismo
- Chastity
- Respeto
- Self-silencing
- Simpatía
- Spiritual
- In the media
- Criticisms
- HIV crisis
- Feminist criticism
- Ambivalent Sexism Theory
- Modern Marianismo
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Marianismo derives from Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic and Hispanic American beliefs about Mary, mother of Jesus, providing a supposed ideal of true [[femininity as the "absolute role model" for adult and young Hispanic/Latina women.]]
Marianismo is a Hispanic term that describes an ideal of true femininity with characteristics derived from the devotional cult of St. Mary of Guadalupe, a central figure of Roman Catholicism in Mexico. It defines standards for the female gender role in Hispanic American folk cultures, and is strictly intertwined with machismo and Roman Catholicism.