Collazo SOCI 200 10/10/2011 Abstract This paper is on the difference of the Mexican culture compared to the culture of the United States of America. We look into four sources of reference in our conclusion. The biggest questions we must ask ourselves is "What is the impact this country is making on the U.S and vice versa?" and “Is our policy a direct result of Mexico ’s policy‚ citizens‚ actions‚ or and culture?” We are going to look at the history‚ ethics‚ education‚ family and government of
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Mexican Religion Shapes Culture Throughout the world‚ the expansion of religion has significantly influenced the development of humanity in many different ways. Religion is an organized collection of belief and cultural systems with world views that relate humanity to spirituality and moral values (dictionary.com). Many religions have narratives‚ symbols‚ traditions and sacred histories that are intended to explain the origin of the Universe and give a convincing meaning to life. It
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“Hispanics are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as people of any race who are Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ Cuban‚ Central or South American‚ or belong to any other Hispanic origin group” (U.S. Department of Commerce‚ 2000). “55 million is the Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1‚ 2014‚ making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest ethnic or racial minority. Hispanics constituted 17 percent of the nation’s total population” (Bureau‚ 2015). In 2008‚ there are an estimated 3‚838
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Defining Relationships in Mexican Culture This paper will define certain relationships in Mexican culture‚ taken from a popular belief ’s perspective. The topics covered will be family‚ community‚ religion‚ and the word Chingar. Some background facts about Mexico: The place of advanced Amerindian civilizations‚ Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil
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When utilized as a count entity‚ a culture is the set of customs‚ traditions‚ and values of a society or community‚ such as an ethnic group or nation. Culture is the set of cognizance acquired over time. In this sense‚ multiculturalism values the halcyon coexistence and mutual reverence between different cultures inhabiting the same planet. Sometimes culture is additionally used to describe categorical practices within a subgroup of a society‚ a subculture‚ or a counterculture. Within cultural anthropology
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Mexican Culture‚ like any other culture‚ is a very unique thing. They have their own foods‚ holiday‚ traditions‚ and much more. To learn more about Mexican Culture I interviewed a friend named Sofia that used to live in Monterrey‚ Mexico. I played sports with Sofia in high school so I knew her and her family pretty well and I felt comfortable going to her house for dinner. Her father made home-made tamales for dinner and she made pineapple stuffed empanadas for dessert. After dinner‚ we discussed
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Mexican culture is also about traditions‚ gastronomy‚ music‚ colors‚ and flavors. It’s a variety of many things in one country rich in culture. The Mexican gastronomy is full of different types of flavors; flavors that take you to another place‚ experiencing new sensations in the taste of the food‚ and even make you remember something that you may forget it. The taste of Tequila with a piece of lemon and salt makes you enjoy the taste that Tequila leaves you in your mouth even more. It makes you
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My experiences in a cultural group are many. I have been married to a Mexican man for almost 23 years. The one thing that stands out most in my experience is the amount of love that is displayed in a family group. My husband comes from a family of twelve children. The first time I went to Mexico to visit his side of the family‚ our son was four months old. I remember seeing the whole family setting together on one very long couch with Aunts and Uncles and parents. Everyone was jammed in there
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can never deny is my heritage. I am a Mexican American. I was born in America‚ and nurtured by Mexican parents. I am bilingual: I speak English‚ and I speak Spanish at home‚ and bicultural: I eat authentic Mexican food in my house‚ and American fast food when I go out with friends. Although‚ you may think that I get the best of two worlds; in reality‚ it’s not always like that. The truth is‚ I do not fit into the stereotypes that most people have about Mexican Americans‚ and surprisingly enough‚ I
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*** The Impact of Western Culture on Eating Disorders and Poor Body Image in Hispanic Americans While obesity stands as one of the leading causes of death in the United States‚ with the much of Latino community at risk of the disease‚ another potential health problem stemming from the association of food is the concept of body image‚ as well as its correlation to eating disorders. And while it is duly noted that many of the studies conducted have focused on the female Caucasian population‚ there
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