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Stereotypes Of Mexican Culture Essay

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When Stephanie reflected on what she learned about the culture from the event she realized that she got a true understanding as to how important family is. It was apparent that family in Mexican culture was more than job immediate family, it was extended family and friends that have become family. Stephanie also realized that not all Mexican’s are fearful of White people. Stephanie was worried that people at the party would avoid her or wouldn’t want to talk to her because she was White and that stereotype couldn’t have been farther from the truth. There is also a stereotype that some believe that Mexicans are lazy and don’t want to work (Lopez,2013). This stereotype couldn't be further from the truth as well. In fact Stephanie was impressed when she heard that most of the family members including women work in the fields from 6am-8pm at night on a daily basis during the harvest periods. Another stereotype is that Latino’s don’t value education (Lopez, 2013). I found …show more content…

In recent years it has gotten worse as states move to adopt stricter immigration laws and policies (Sue & Sue,2013). For example, in states such as Arizona they have adopted a law that make it illegal for immigrants to be in the state without proper paperwork (2013). Law’s such as these combined with the discrimination and language barriers cause a great deal of stress to the hispanic population. Many in the Latino population are fearful of reaching out for government or medical assistance for fear of being deported, even if they are legal citizens (2013). This means that the there are members of the Latino population who may be suffering from mental illness such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD and which are all common side effects after being subjected to discrimination and racism ,(Chávez, & French, 2007 ) are not getting the services they need

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