Two examples of Subcultures in Mexico

Muxes

Muxes represent sexual and gender diversity. They are male people who claim to belong to a third gender other than male and female. In the Zapotec region of the istmo of Tehuantepec, the presence of 3 thousand muxes is estimated. Today muxes tend to form relationships with other men, stable long-term relationships are not very common, and it is extremely rare for them to form relationships with women. In a traditional family, muxe is still considered by his mother to be "the best of his children" as the muxe son never abandons parents at difficult times in life: old age and disease. Muxes wear colorful, self-embroidered clothing. On the other hand, muxes tend to be devoted to domestic activities, embroidery of traditional costumes, stylists, making handicrafts and preparing traditional festivities. Finally, the muxes practice the Catholic religion and participate in the decoration of the churches.

Charros

The Charra culture is very popular and closely related to the culture of Mexicans to the point of stereotyping the dominant culture. It is a kind of life that relates men and women around the practice of charreria, which consists of presenting a series of skills in relation to horses. Men and women wear traditional costumes, very striking dresses in women, or also called “Escaramuzas charras” and mariachi suits in men. These people tend to dedicate themselves professionally to this activity that is left generation by generation and in Mexico is considered cultural heritage.

An example of Tribu in Mexico.

Cholombianos

The Cholombianos are an urban tribe in the state capital of Nuevo León, northern Mexico. The name Cholombianos is due to a special link with Colombia and the USA. Thus, the fondness for cumbia, which became popular in certain areas of Monterrey in the late 1960 decade and the influence of the "cholos" arrived from the U.S. allowed the origin of this urban tribe. Cholombians identify themselves as "tropicalized punks", who have ended up developing a truly unique style through their hairstyles, clothes and accessories, such as their scaparies. These scaparies serve to announce their name and the name of the group they belong to, so that the "sonideros" can greet them during the concerts of "Northern cumbia" that they usually attend.

 I think that Mexican culture may be related to the Lewis model because this culture also meets certain standards that Lewis raises, such as linear-Active, Multi-Active and Re-active. Mexican culture have a lot of similars with the multi-active due people are talkative, impulsive types who attach great importance to feelings, I believe this because the Mexican community is a gigantic culture, there are thousands of diverse thoughts, they are very passionate people Also because of their country and many things, which show their feelings towards their beliefs and everything that is related, sometimes they are often conflictive people due to the division of thought. Mexican culture is a culture that is related to Multi-Active according to the Lewis model, they are emotional, impulsive people. If a foreign person does a study in Barranquilla, a problem that he may see is that here people are also usually impulsive, since I consider that this culture is also multi-active, another factor is that here it is also warm and the People are also carried away by feelings, very emotional people, so they generate various frictions or problems.

 hofstede insights

When we use the hofstede insights strategy we can have a tool for comparing both Mexican and Colombian culture. Power distance in Colombia has a score of 67, while in Mexico it is 81. This high score means that in both countries the inequalities amongst people are simply a fact of life and it is accepted in all layers of society. We think this is evident because in both countries people with money are very rich and at the same time poor people are very poor. Both Mexico and Colombia have a low individualism score (13 CO and 30 Mex). Both cultures belong to the most collectivistic cultures in the world and their members tend to be part of social groups based on profit. However, according to this score, Mexicans are considered less sociable compared to Colombians. Colombians will often go out of their way to help you if they feel there is enough attention given to developing a relationship, while in Mexican culture relationship is manifest in a close long-term commitment to the member ‘group’, be that a family, extended family, or extended relationships. On the other hand, both cultures are considered as a Masculine society with very similar scores (64 for Colombia and 69 for Mexico), this indicates that Mexicans and Colombians are competitive and status-oriented and people “live in order to work”. As a result of belonging to Masculine society, they often sacrifice leisure against work. Another very similar index in both cultures is uncertainty avoidance with scores of 80 for Colombia and 82 for Mexico, this is explained because in these cultures they tend to maintain rigid codes of belief and behaviour and are intolerant of unorthodox behaviour and ideas. For instance, the rules presented by religion are highly respected in these cultures. In addition, With a low score of 13, Colombian culture is classified as normative as well as Mexican culture with a score of 24. which may be due to people from these cultures exhibit great respect for traditions, a relatively small propensity to save for the future, and a focus on achieving quick results. Finally, with a very high score of 97, Mexican culture has a definite tendency toward Indulgence and in this case this dimension exceeds Colombia's score of 83. It tells us that Mexicans tend to exhibit a willingness to realise their impulses and desires with regard to enjoying life and having fun in greater proportion than Colombians, although these also please and spend money as they wish.

 

Comparative paragraph of Colombian and Mexican culture in terms of gender stereotypes.

The Colombian and Mexican culture share many characteristics in terms of Gender stereotypes. Perhaps because of the historical context of the continent they share. We can see that there exists since antiquity a distinction between the role played by men and women in these countries. In both Colombia and Mexico, male stereotypes have been constructed that characterize men as household providers, heads of families, and to some extent, decision-makers. While Colombian and Mexican women have been related to service to others more than to that of it itself. In the past it is related to doing the rituals of preparation for the wars of her husbands, as educators, as nurses or responsible for the housework. A stereotype much marked in the Colombian and Mexican culture is that the women of average level work on markets or sectors that relate them to the commerce of meal, then, are they the experts in doing typical meals from their countries. Men in many cases is in a position to control and manage the economic and technological resources to which the exercise of power, both public and private, is strictly linked. However, Mexican women are now moving from rural and agricultural to being part of the industrial sector as an employee and sometimes as an employer. In 1990, the female labor force accounted for about 30 per cent of the economically active population (Zacarias, 1994), and in 2000, 37 per cent despite unemployment (Arispe, 2005). Now, women are beginning to know by qualities like patience, love, jealousy and her strong personality. Finally, the distinction between the roles that society gives to men and women can be somewhat discriminatory, because social activities close to the sex.

 

STEREOTYPES according to Andrés Sanchez

Mexican culture is heavily influenced by ancient customs. Mexicans look like family and cheerful people. They respect the traditions of their culture very well and often they wear very striking costumes in order to remember the day of the dead. It's not stranger to see musicians called Mariachis wearing elegant costumes and big hats. Mexicans eat many typical dishes, such as tacos, guacamole, enchiladas, etc...

STEREOTYPES according to Juan Diego

The Mexican culture stands out for the fact of its variety, customs, foods, among others, it is also characterized by the classic mariachis, a group of artists, musicians and singers, who are very classic in Mexico who delight us with their music, now in the Food If you hear Mexico, the first thing you think of is Tacos, probably the most famous food in Mexico that is known all over the world, with a variety and explosion of flavors