Against Machismo: Young Adult Voices in Mexico City (n/a)

Based On Fieldwork Conducted Among Middle-class University Students Primarily At The National University (unam) In Mexico City, This Study Explores Gender Relations As Reflected In The Words Macho And Machismo. The Author Concludes That The Students Use Them To Denote Aspects Of Their Families Of Origin That They Consider Unfavorable And Aspects Of The Cultural Past That They Wish To Leave Behind In Their Own Lives. In Capturing The Lively And Revealing Conversations Of These Young Voices, The Author Offers A Compelling Analysis Of How Gender Concepts And Identities Are Changing In Contemporary Mexico City.--jacket. Introduction : Mexican Middle-class Young Adults -- Talking Change -- The Chifladas Of Engineering -- Life Charts And Gender Suffering -- Conflict Narratives. Josué Ramirez. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [124]-126) And Index. Frontmatter List of Figures (page vi) Acknowledgments (page vii) Preface (page viii) Introduction: Mexican Middle-Class Young Adults (page 1) Chapter 1: Talking Change (page 25) Chapter 2: The Chifladas of Engineering (page 45) Chapter 3: Life Charts and Gender Suffering (page 64) Chapter 4: Conflict Narratives (page 90) Conclusion (page 111) Bibliography (page 124) Index (page 127)