Latin American Culture `Brazil`

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The Decision Maker among Brazilian Families

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The Decision Maker among Brazilian Families

Every culture has its own written and unwritten roles for men and women . These roles have long been incorporated into the culture that men and women are born in . In Brazilian families , males are still the authoritative figure , enjoying the privilege of being the decision-makers

The Latin American culture has certain characteristics that are different from other cultures . Its nuclear family does not only include the married

couple and their children , like in the case with North America and other cultures , but also include their extended kin including aunts and uncles , grandparents and even in-laws (Soong , 2001 . Although Latin America is known for having close relations with the extended families , it was not spared from things that negatively depict them . Specifically , gender inequality was a common thing in Latin America . Family members have unequal and asymmetric power ' exercised within the family (Arriagada , 2002 ,

. 136 . Men usually have the productive ' roles while women have the reproductive ' ones (Arriagada , 2002 ,

. 137 . The asymmetric power is related to resources negotiating capacity , and power . Whoever generates the family income has the greatest power . In Latin American culture , males usually have the greatest power because they are considered as the provider and the culture expects them to do so . Gender asymmetries can be seen in the unequal distribution of power , time , and resources , which have greatly affected women . The inequalities can also be seen...