The Meanings of Macho: Being a Man in Mexico City

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University of California Press, Oct 16, 2006 - Social Science - 362 pages
In this compelling study of machismo in Mexico City, Matthew Gutmann overturns many stereotypes of male culture in Mexico and offers a sensitive and often surprising look at how Mexican men see themselves, parent their children, relate to women, and talk about sex. This tenth anniversary edition features a new preface that updates the stories of the book's key protagonists.
 

Contents

Gender Conventions
1
1 Real Mexican Machos Are Born to Die
11
2 The Invasion of Santo Domingo
33
3 Imaginary Fathers Genuine Fathers
50
4 Motherly Presumptions and Presumptuous Mothers
89
5 Mens Sex
111
6 Diapers and Dishes Words and Deeds
146
7 Degendering Alcohol
173
8 Fear and Loathing in Male Violence
196
9 Machismo
221
10 Creative Contradictions
243
Notes
265
Glossary
291
Bibliography
295
Index
325
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Matthew Gutmann is Professor of Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, and Latin American Studies at Brown University and is the author of The Meanings of Macho: Being a Man in Mexico City (Tenth Anniversary edition, 2006) and The Romance of Democracy: Compliant Defiance in Contemporary Mexico (2002), both from UC Press.

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