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The Domestication of Machismo in Brazil: Motivations, Reflexivity, and Consonance of Religious Male Gender Roles.
- Source :
- Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X); Feb2024, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p132, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The relationship between culture and the individual is a central focus of social scientific research. This paper examines motivations that mediate between shared culture norms and individual actions. Inspired by the works of Leon Festinger and Melford Spiro, we posit that social network conformation (the perceived adherence of one's social network with norms) and internalization of cultural norms (incorporation of cultural models with the self-schema) will differentially shape behavior (cultural consonance) depending on the domain and individual characteristics. For the domain of gender roles among Brazilian men, religious affiliation results in different configurations of the individual and culture. Our findings suggest that, due to changing and competing cultural models, religious men are compelled to reflexively "think" about what masculinity means to them, rather than subconsciously conform to social (hegemonic) expectations. This study demonstrates the importance of considering the impetus of culturally informed behaviors and, in doing so, provides a methodological means for measuring and interpreting such motivations, an important factor in the relationship between culture and the individual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GENDER role
SOCIAL norms
REFLEXIVITY
RELIGIOUS identity
BRAZILIANS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2076328X
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Behavioral Sciences (2076-328X)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175653193
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14020132