Yan - Neo Familism

[Eva Morales]

Neo-Familism 

I connected to this reading and lecture, because as a Latina from Mexican descent I grew up also with the familism or collective ideology. I have memory of an event that tangibly showed the idea that together we are stronger in terms of a family unit. I was shown a stick and I was told to break it. So I did then, I was asked if I found it was easy, and I said "Yes." Then, I was shown a 10 sticks and was told to break them. I struggled at first, but I still broken them. Moral of the story together we stand stronger than divided. This had to be explained to me in this way, because I was a child. This is one of those experiences that sticks with one. This is a concept that exists in most cultures, except in Western society.