3.2.3

El machismo y el feminismo

Test yourself

El Machismo

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Una pregunta

-¿Es verdad que el machismo aún existe en España?

  • Is it true that sexism still exists in Spain?
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El machismo hoy en día

  • Sí, la verdad es que aunque hemos avanzado mucho en materia de igualdad, especialmente desde que se proclamó la ley en 2004 pero vayas donde vayas, aún se puede ver restos de machismo.
    • Yes, the truth is that although we have made great progress in terms of equality, especially since they passed the law in 2004, wherever you go, you can still see traces of sexism.
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La cultura

  • Hay en alguas culturas donde la gente ni siquiera la nota porque el machismo ha pasado a formar parte de la cultura, pero cada vez hay más gente que sí que se fija, ve este tipo de machismo e intenta eliminarlo.
    • There are some cultures where people do not even notice because sexism has become part of the culture, but more and more people do notice, see this type of sexism and try to eliminate it.
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Los femicidios

  • También existe machismo abierto, pero es menos común, porque mucha gente no está dispuesta a aceptarlo y ya se ve como algo fuera de lugar. Por desgracia, una de las manifestaciones de este tipo de machismo son los femicidios, que aún no hemos conseguido eliminar.
    • There is also open sexism, but that is less common because many people are not willing to accept it and it is already seen as something out of place. Unfortunately, one of the manifestations of this type of sexism is femicide, which we have not yet managed to eliminate.
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Conducta machista

  • ¿Puedes dar algunos ejemplos de conducta machista?
    • Can you give some examples of sexist behaviour?
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Los anuncios machistos

  • Sí, claro. Uno de los ejemplos que me pone más de los nervios, son los anuncios en la tele, sobre todo en la industria de los juguetes.
    • Yeah sure. One of the examples that most get on my nerves are advertisements on TV, especially in the toy industry.
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Anuncios de juguetes

  • Cuántas veces hemos visto anuncios que muestran a niños con juguetes de construcción o bélicos, y a niñas con muñecas e incluso productos de limpieza, como por ejemplo, fregonas?
    • How many times have we seen advertisements showing boys with construction or war toys and girls with dolls and even cleaning supplies, such as mops?
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Los trabajos

  • También veo mucho que la gente se sorprende cuando ve a mujeres en trabajos que antiguamente eran sólo para hombres e incluso intentan evitarlas porque no piensan que no pueden realizar el trabajo que tienen a cargo tam bien como a los hombres.
    • I also see a lot that people are surprised when they see women in jobs that were once only for men and even try to avoid them because they do not think that they can do these jobs as well as men.

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1Los valores tradicionales y modernos

2El ciberespacio

3La igualdad de los sexos

4La inmigración

5El racismo

6La convivencia

7La influencia de los ídolos

8La identidad regional en España

9El patrimonio cultural

10El Laberinto del Fauno

11Nouns

12Articles

12.1Definite & Indefinite

12.2El with Feminine Nouns

12.3Lo + Adjective

13Adjectives

13.1Agreement

13.2Position

13.3Apocopation

13.4Comparative & Superlative

13.5Use of Adjectives as Nouns

13.6Demonstrative

13.7Indefinite

13.8Possessive

13.9Interrogative & Exclamative

13.10Relative

14Numerals & Quantifiers

15Pronouns

15.1Subject

15.2Object: Direct & Indirect

15.3Reflexive

15.4Unstressed & Stressed Forms

15.5Position & Order

15.6Relative

15.7Demonstrative

15.8Indefinite

15.9Possessive

15.10Interrogative

16Verbs

16.1Regular Conjugations

16.2Regular & Irregular Verbs

16.3Agreement of Verb & Subject

16.4Use of Hay Que in All Tenses

16.5Present Tense

16.6Preterite Tense

16.7Imperfect Tense

16.8Future Tense

16.9Conditional Tense

16.10Perfect Tense

16.11Future Perfect Tense

16.12Conditional Perfect Tense

16.13Pluperfect Tense

16.14Infinitive, Gerund & Past Participle

16.15Verbal Paraphrases

16.16Use of the Subjunctive

16.17Commands

16.18Conditional Sentences

16.19After Conjunctions of Time

16.20After Para Que, Sin Que

16.21In Relative Clauses

16.22After Other Subordinating Conjunctions

16.23With Verbs of Wishing & Commanding

16.24Sequence of Tense in Indirect Speech

16.25Voice

16.26Use of the Reflexives as a Passive

16.27Use of the Reflexive to Express an Impersonal

16.28Use of Ser + Past Participle

16.29Use of Estar + Past Participle

16.30'Nuance' Reflexive Verbs

16.31Modes of Address

16.32Constructions with Verbs

16.33Verbs Followed by an Infinitive

17Prepositions & Conjunctions

17.1All Prepositions

17.2'Personal' a

17.3Discrimination of Por and Para

17.4Coordinating Conjunctions

17.5Subordinating Conjunctions

17.6Use of Que to Introduce a Clause

18Negation, Questions & Commands

18.1Negation

19Word Order, Other Constructions & Discourse Marker

19.1Subject Following Verb

19.2Focalisation

19.3Time Expressions with Hace/Hacía

19.4Cleft Sentences

19.5Comparative Constructions

19.6Indirect Speech

19.7Discourse Markers

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