Title: Mexican Family Culture | LoveToKnow
Headings: Mexican Family Culture
Mexican Family Culture
Origins of the Mexican Family
Indigenous Mexican Families
Catholic Influences on Mexican Family
The Traditional Mexican Family
Traditional Family Roles
Men and Women
Mothers' Roles
Fathers' Roles
Multigenerational Households
Large Extended Families
Jefe de Familia
Modern Mexican Families
Statistics on Mexican Families
Mexican Women and Change
Contraception
Education
Change and Tradition
Peregrinaciones or Pilgrimages
Dia de los Muertos
Santos or Namesake Anniversaries
Quinceañeras
Wedding Traditions
Daily Life
Get-togethers, Birthdays, and Celebrations
Young Adults
Elderly Care
Evolution of Family Culture
Mexican Family Culture

Content: Spiritual: Family life revolved around frequent rituals, ceremonies and celebrations. Structured: Extended households formed communities. Strict hierarchies and order were vital for the proper functioning and survival of the family and the community. Society was modeled by family structure and vice versa. Catholic Influences on Mexican Family
Spanish colonization went hand in hand with indoctrination brought by the Catholic missions. However, Catholic influence did not bring about great changes to the existing family structure, mainly because the values were similar. Rituals and spiritual values were already an important part of pre-Columbian families in Mexico, so it is not surprising the values merged so readily. Changes that did happen included: