Mexican culture traditionally is viewed as promoting two primary gender roles that are called Machismo and Marianismo.
What are cultural gender roles?
A gender role is a set of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on their actual or perceived sex.
What is the illustrates gender?
Gender identity is defined as a personal conception of oneself as male or female (or rarely, both or neither). For example, if a person considers himself a male and is most comfortable referring to his personal gender in masculine terms, then his gender identity is male.
What created gender roles?
Historically, gender roles have been largely attributed to biological differences in men and women. Although research indicates that biology plays a role in gendered behavior, the extent of its effects on gender roles is less clear. One hypothesis attributes differences in gender roles to evolution.