What is the Meaning & Definition of Machismo

Referred to as machismo to that attitude, behavior that someone displays, and in which prevails the discrimination and the devaluation of the feminine universe, as a result of considering that women are inferior to men. However, it is worth noted that although it has traditionally been a behavior displayed by the men, it is also possible to find signs and expressions of machismo in women, especially in those that have been raised in the context of a macho culture in which is considered superior to man. For example, for male chauvinism is not well seen that women to work at the same man, is independent in economic matters, or develops at all levels of machismo sees first and foremost, which is in the House, taking care of her, husband, children and everything that has to do with the domestic. Of course, machismo does not mean, will not support that women consider a career, graduates and then work in their profession. Obviously, in the machismo exists and lives an important load of violence that can be manifested physically or verbally. The physical if you can to be a danger of life for the woman who is the subject of the same. And at the psychological level, can also arise serious damage, generating in the female recipient, States of depression, reduced self-esteem, sadness, among other States. On the other hand, as the object of attack of machismo is the woman, the devaluation of all what does, is that everything that is perceived to be linked to the feminine will also attack with the same force. So it is very common that machismo wrong homosexuals or men metrosexual, this excessive care of the body, the physical aspect, which is more associated with conduct of women than of men. Although currently the machismo has lost ground and increasingly loses it more, is still observed in some cultures and respect the worst of machismo, like for example that a woman cannot participate in politics or to be killed in case of adultery, something which of course does not happen otherwise.