Marriage and Family in Middle-Class Mexico.

This paper provides a general description of normative marriage and family roles as found in middle-class Mexico today. An attempt is made to show how culturally defined ideals of male and female roles in courtship influence marriage relationships. It is argued that the discontinuity of role expectations by women is reflected in childrearing practices; in turn these practices lead to a male-female role dichotomy which perpetuates the cycle. The analysis is based on published reports and materials not yet publicity available. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]