Glossary

barrios	Residential ghettos in urban areas in which some Hispanics live.



compadres/commadres	Mexican American godparents.



culture	The sum total ways of living, including the values, beliefs, aesthetic standards, linguistic expressions, patterns of thinking, behavioral norms, and styles of communication a group of people has developed to ensure its survival in a particular physical and human environment.



ethnicity	The way people define themselves as part of a group through similarities in ancestry and cultural heritage.



familism	Emphasis on the needs of the family above those of the individual.



machismo	Spanish for manhood; masculinity.

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