Question

Do you think traditional Latino gender roles might have some effect on this child's and family's experience with the health care system?

Answer 1

Latino population in the US is a minority group fast growing with ethnicity and total population. They have a strong culture and Latino male have a responsibility with economic and Latino female have a responsibility with a home role to taking care of children. Traditional culture and culture of poverty among Latino group made female to work for the large family group that affected child and family experience gap with them. most of the Latinos in the US country they are eliminating this cultural behavior. They have their extended family there is a competing role in male and female gender to take care of the child and family. It causes a psychological effect and health risk. Due to cultural orientation, there is a family education barrier was there.
  couple with high divorce rates, female family ownership, marital disruption, and cohabitation is a major issue with Latino family. They have a more cultural orientation with family well being than individual wellbeing. The growing rate of women married and unmarried increases the birth rate and female head over have less percentage in family householders. Due to poverty and high culture orientation make a low social and economic position in US society. This disadvantage group related to diverse racial features had high issues for viewing health care for their illness.