IDENTITY MODELS AND MATERNITIES FOR MEXICAN WOMEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Atena Editora)

Abstract

This article is a fragment of the socioethnographic research called Gender Ideologies and Migrant Mexican Women in the United States. The contents that are discussed are produced from the discourses of first-generation migrant women settled in southern California, USA. The "identity models" mentioned in the document were designed to appreciate variations in the self-perceptions of the women interviewed, based on their maternity experiences, with the understanding of being able to approach their ideological bases. For purposes of categorizing and carrying out the corresponding analytical work, three identity models were designed: the “Traditional Identity Model”; the “Identity Model in transition” and the Identity Model of the conversations”, which are defined in subsequent sections. One of the underlying premises of this analysis is the consideration that human identities are in constant transition, therefore, contradictory discourses are frequent. Fragments of some answers from the interviewees are presented, which show elements that can be classified according to the identity models mentioned. The conclusion of this discussion exalts the Mexican cultural atavisms of the patriarchal culture that are maintained despite time and physical distance from the places of origin. The material presented was obtained through research to obtain a PhD degree in the field of Social Sciences and Gender Studies.