ANTA02H3 Chapter 6: Ch. 6 Notes
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Even children knew about common violence against women. Despite how common violence against women is, they don"t live in terror. Men lash out against women and children they can no longer control. Achievements of women have been framed in individual rights, ignores macro change that is occurring. Structural forces have allowed women different roles: a nuclear family of 2 children in inner ny cities can"t be afforded by just the father working. Men struggle to hold on to masculinity and jibaro ways. Puerto rican street culture has male authoritarianism and concerns over sexual fidelity y, promiscuity, and public display of male domination: this prevented the author as a male from having in depth conversations with women. Candy was mad that her husband didn"t give her any money and wasted it all on cocaine and his girlfriend, leaving candy to fend for herself and her 5 children.
