@article{ref1,
title="Experiences with machismo and pain: Latino veterans",
journal="American journal of men's health",
year="2020",
author="Cancio, Roberto",
volume="14",
number="6",
pages="e1557988320976304-e1557988320976304",
abstract="Physical and emotional pain from combat-related injuries and experiences are serious  problems among Latino veterans. This study fleshes out existing cultural constructs  and concepts (e.g., machismo and familism) from the participants' point of view and  may serve as an important step in unraveling the influence of Latino culture on  pain, providing a deeper and more critical theorization between masculinity,  race/ethnicity, and the military. Using 26 interviews from U.S.-born Latino  veterans, this study analyzes the meanings and experiences of pain from combat,  masculinity, and how culture affects expressions of pain. The following themes  emerged: (a) Latino culture and ethnicity, (b) machismo and pain, (c) the  transforming self, and (d) feeling disconnected and dealing with pain. Overall,  respondents were governed by strict gender standards influenced by their ethnic  identity and exacerbated by military masculinity. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that the study of  race/ethnicity acts as a fundamental framework from which to understand the  experiences and behaviors of pain.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-9883",
doi="10.1177/1557988320976304",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988320976304"
}