Martinez covers how Latino family members’ opinions are relevant in the younger generations to introduce them to a safe way to be close to the family or how they can’t afford the other option for multiple reasons; in the article “Reconsidering the Role of ‘Familism’ in College Choices Among Latino High School Students” explore the multiple why so many younger Latinos stay in hometown college or don’t go so far away just because principal family members don’t want to they too far.
Martinez focuses this research based on mostly on Latina young ladies, who are more likely to choose a college/university close to their house mainly because they have an important role in Latino families and what ‘benefits’ they going to get if choose to stay home.
Between Latino men and women is a relative gap on how much they can go to far away universities; on feminism, Latino men have more ‘liberty’ than Katina women and parents don’t get much attention on that because they just want to roster the girls behind their wig. Martinez high in 2004 almost 50% Latina population, which is a low rate compared with other races/ethnicities, these numbers get and created a gap between Latinas, Asians, Natives, African Americans, and whites in the Latino community of the lowest rates of a full-time student who graduated from according with Martinez Census represent one of the lowest points of Latino education on the US in the 21st century.
In my own experience, I can say I stay in a close college/university for two (2) reasons, I can’t afford to pay all the amount of money when I graduated because the college accepted me but didn’t give a full scholarship to cover all the spending just have or less, I don’t have a wealthy economic background and I just live with my dad, that’s a fact while the other reason is connected with the first one because all my family is in my home country and were just 3 in my house and I don’t have anyone close to me if I choose to be more away from college.
In the end, Martinez pointless how struggles Latinas face during pre-college experiences to try to decide how it’s the best option, and how multiple factors are important to Latinas/so to go college, the author can emphasise how the majority of Latina/o struggle during the process, they can afford to pay college and the family don’t have enough wealth to cover that, prefer to they can stay close or some families don’t want younger generation going out of their control or wing to get some benefits; Martinez realized a gap between different races on the US and compare how also in the same group of identity on Latino is a reality difference between Latina women and men and the difference/gap of liberty existed.
Your blog is very interesting as you choose a key-specific topic to discuss. I liked how you took this question and flipped it into the perspective of a Latina. It is safe to say that Latinas are more affected by familismo compared to males. Females have been given a label that they can only reach so much before they have to settle down. This further strengthens your point when you discussed how Latino students have more variability when it comes to the type of college they can go to. Latinas on the other hand have very rigid access to the college they can go to because they are needed to help around the house. Regardless, both Latinas and Latinos share rigid access to the college they can go to because of family ties that are simply too hard to cut out.
Hey Madeline,
I enjoy reading your blog post on Familimo on Latino family. You have give an important point of view on how Latinos family plays an important role on having everyone stay together no matter what and this is one the reason on why many Young Latinos goes to college/ university close to their house and family. I also like when you said that, “Latino men have more ‘liberty’ than Katina women and parents don’t get much attention on that because they just want to roster the girls behind their wig.” I believe they are right because this is the most common thing going on in many Latino family especially. Also like when you said “ struggles Latinas face during pre-college experiences to try to decide how it’s the best option,” since many Latinos can’t afford college and the struggles for every latino family. As Latinos we have the right to attend college no matter the gender, nationally, or our families excuses at longs you feels is the best for you.
I like how you immediately started talking about what the article mentioned and what we would be expecting to read in your blog. But yes, like the article said, I really do think that there is a gap between latino men and women on how far they could go for school. Granted, this doesn’t mean that some Latino men don’t have strict parents either but parents may become less firm with their sons at a certain age and they will have more liberty as you mentioned. I also liked how you mentioned the struggle that some Latinas or Latinos may have during this college process because it is something thats real.
Madeline,
I enjoyed reading about your own experience in reference to the article. Personally, I was forced to make a similar decision as I turned down the opportunity to go to college out of state and settled to start my college journey at the local community college. This decision came after many discussions with my parents regarding safety and the challenges of being far from home. Now that I am older, I often wonder how independence would have affected me and my development as a woman at that age. Your post also made me pause and look at my friends, mostly Latinx women who also made the decision to stay close to the town we lived in at the time. Our decisions were influenced by our families, most of whom had sacrificed seeing their own loved ones in their home countries to pursue a dream in a foreign land.