Social Psychology

The interaction between men and women in the Latin-American culture is based on women's beliefs about men and how are they supposed to behave in relationships with them. The concepts of social psychology can be useful to comprehend why women believe and behave in certain ways. The Male chauvinist of this culture make the men seem to be superior to women and therefore their beliefs are that man has to be the head of the household, go out and work to provide financial support to the family, and as a household he is in charge of making the final decision concerning of things in the house. Also, it is acceptable for a man to be polygamous, which in women has many reprisals, (women are supposed to be faithful). Another belief is that men are the only ones that can be in top job positions (manager, director). In the emotional level, men cannot show their emotions or share their problem with others, doing so would show weakness. …