Neighbours often play a large role in this way. Meanwhile, the elite class are generally more private about their personal issues in order to protect their reputation. Most Colombians have a pair of godparents padrinos that are chosen at their baptism.
This reflects the strong cultural respect for age and close familial relations. Elderly parents are usually looked after at home into old age. The family dynamic and household structure varies between social classes. In the lower class, extended family members may live with the nuclear family in multigenerational households. People also tend to have many unplanned children, due to limited access to contraceptives and sexual education. Wealth affords the upper class a more individualistic family structure.
The nuclear family usually lives alone and they normally have one to two children that move out of the household when they have a job providing a solid income. Nevertheless, bonds between extended family members remain very close. Extended families will visit each other frequently and celebrate major occasions together, such as a wedding or birthday. Relatives will also visit each other regularly if they live in close proximity to one another. Colombia has made significant progress towards gender equality over the past century.
Both men and women have equal rights and access to opportunities in law. However, broadly speaking, men are the primary income earners for the family while women are expected to be the homemakers. While many women comfortably hold jobs in addition to their domestic role, men often find it very shameful for their wife to earn more than themselves.
Under these cultural standards, men are expected to be masculine, self-reliant and dominant. Meanwhile, the ideal of women is heavily influenced by the iconography of Roman Catholicism.
The Virgin Mary is often a symbol of the epitome of femininity that Colombian women are expected to follow and embody. In this way, the general cultural attitude towards women is quite paternal. Colombian men are often very proud and protective of their wives, mothers and sisters. The difference of standards is seen in the way socialisation is viewed differently between men and women. Men have more freedom to socialise outside of their family and are often known to have two reputations — one in the home la casa and one on the street la calle.
Meanwhile, a mother who socialises a lot is thought to be neglectful of her family. The machismo culture also expects men to have a large sexual appetite, so while infidelity is not accepted or encouraged, it is somewhat thought to be inevitable on their behalf. Women are heavily shamed for the same behaviour, sometimes to great consequence. There is a tiny Romani or Roma population of well under 1 percent of the population, but nonetheless they are a protected group in the constitution.
Departments in the Amazon region have the highest percentages of indigenous residents. Many indigenous people live on resguardos, areas that are collectively owned and administered by the communities.
Cali, Cartagena, and Buenaventura have particularly large Afro-Colombian populations. In the Americas, Colombia has the third highest number of citizens of African origin, behind Brazil and the United States. While Colombia has not attracted large numbers of immigrants, there have been periods in which the country opened its doors to newcomers. In the early 20th century, immigrants from the Middle East, specifically from Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine arrived, settling mostly along the Caribbean Coast, especially in the cities of Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Cartagena, and Maicao in La Guajira.
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The official name of Colombia is the Republic of Colombia and is derived from the last name of explorer Christopher Columbus. The area covered by modern day Colombia was originally inhabited by the indigenous tribes Muisca, Quimbaya, and Tairona. In the Spanish arrived and colonized the area, calling it New Granada.
Colombia has a vibrant music scene. Two of the best known Colombian musicians are Shakira and Juanes. The traditional national sport of Colombia is called Tejo, a team sport that involves launching objects at a target. The most popular sport in Colombia is football soccer. It is mandatory for radio and public television in Colombia to play the national anthem every day at 6 am and 6 pm.
Age is valued in Colombia.
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