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Nevertheless, Mexican culture as a whole is dominated by a traditional patriarchal ideology. Hence the ambiguous image of the mother figure. For while fieldworkers may find that their mother is the dearest being in their life, popular culture demonstrates a profound devaluation of the mother in common street expressions: Chinga (fuck) tu madre, Vale (it's worth a) pura madre, Dale (hit him) en la madre.

The campesinos and poor urban dwellers have a realistic view of women's roles in society, since they see them working and struggling. Women are not necessarily perceived as weaklings because reality contradicts the stereotype. They see their women family members struggling for survival as maids, factory workers, clerks. For the poor, women are not pampered dolls but hard-working partners.