o and Machismo. Marianismo, based on the Catholic ideal of the Virgin Mary, emphasizes the woman's role as mother and celebrates the woman's self-sacrifice and suffering for her children. Machismo, on the other hand, stresses the man's role not as head of household rather than father.
There are various kind of power that abusive mates can wield, according to Magistad and Rettig (1999 as cited in Brewster, 2003), who define the difference between power-oriented and control-oriented-actions. Power-oriented actions include those that have the capacity to influence another, while control-oriented actions include those that have the capacity to limit this influence. Power oriented actions might include behaviors aimed at "scar[ing] or hurt[ing] a former spouse," while control oriented are intended to "limit the former spouse's power to hurt them"(p. 209).
In the Latino population the patriarchal culture represses Latina desires for a career, and instead emphasize marriage, having children, and behaviors such
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