The correlation to machismo is found to be deeply rooted in family dynamics and culture. Machismo is strongly and consistently associated with dominance, aggression, exhibition, and nurturance. It is associated with 'a man's responsibility to provide for, protect, and defend his family'. Machismo is a term originating in the early 1930s and 40s best defined as having pride in one’s masculinity. Machismo ( / m ə ˈ tʃ iː z m oʊ, m ɑː-, - ˈ tʃ ɪ z-/ Spanish: Portuguese: from Spanish macho 'male', and -ismo) is the sense of being ' manly' and self-reliant, a concept associated with 'a strong sense of masculine pride: an exaggerated masculinity'.
The Crowning of the Virtuous Hero by Peter Paul Rubens
