The meanings of macho
Subtitle: being a man in Mexico City
By: Matthew C. Gutmann.
Series: Men and masculinity ;; 3; Men and masculinity (Berkeley, Calif.) ;; 3.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Men -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Psychology.; Masculinity -- Mexico -- Mexico City.; Machismo -- Mexico -- Mexico City.
Description: "An important and interesting volume on gender, focusing on the meaning of manhood in Mexico City. Much more than a discussion of machismo, the text challenges the stereotypes of the Latin male and in their place paints a portrait of rapidly changing gender roles"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-322) and index.