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Language
English (en)
Date of Award
5-1-2013
Author's Department
International and Area Studies
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
Restricted/Unrestricted
Restricted
Abstract
This paper will analyze the construction of gender roles in contemporary Chile, their purposeful maintenance through policies of the state and the church, and the sociological effects of these (traditional) concepts of gender. First, I discuss a general understanding of (traditional) gender roles in Latin America insofar as society’s conceptions of male and female gender roles. To better understand the hyper-masculine qualities that surround Latin American understandings of masculine identity, I discuss the concept of machismo in greater depth. Of particular interest are the theories that surround the history of machismo, theories which while useful in understanding machismo’s past, do not fully explain its presence in contemporary Latin America. Next, I analyze the state and the Catholic Church as the two institutions which have contributed to the maintenance of (traditional) gender roles in Chile. I focus on the history of Chile dating back to the dictatorship, and analyze the reproductive health polices, the role of torture in establishing the state’s control of the female body, and private and public spheres. Further, [ explain how the Servicio National de la Mujer, SERNAM, acts today as the symbol of the state’s interest in gender roles. Lastly, I analyze the ways that society has been impacted by these (traditional) concepts. I discuss the impact of (traditional) gender roles on the family in terms of fatherhood, on women entering the labor market, and on intimate partner and sexual violence because of the ways machismo has played an important role in defining concepts of gender roles.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7936/anpy-ds23
Mentor
Kedron Thomas
Additional Advisors
Cassandra Adcock
Recommended Citation
Juarbe Santaliz
An, Angélica Maria, "(Traditional) Gender Constructs in Chile: Perpetuation by the Church and the State,
and Sociological Effects" (2013). Senior Honors Papers / Undergraduate Theses. 161.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/anpy-ds23
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