Latino Masculinities In The Post 9/11 Era

In the article “Latino Masculinities in the Post 9/11 Era” the authors assert that masculinity, in this case male Latinos, are exposed to different types of masculine socialization. In numerous parts of the United States, jardinería, or rural upkeep cultivating, has turned into a gendered word related corner for Latino immigrant men. As stated in the article “Through their hard work cleaning and maintaining other people’s properties, Mexican immigrant gardeners are able to provide for their families, but they are also able to gain the respect and esteem of their coworkers, projecting a masculinity that is honored by their fellow working-class men” (p. 262). It is an unmistakably a working class type of masculinity. These jardineros develop,