TY - JOUR
T1 - Are Hispana IDUs Tecatas?
T2 - Reconsidering gender and culture in hispana injection drug use
AU - Andrade, Rosi
AU - Estrada, Antonio L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) grant #R01#DA10162. Information and viewpoints expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of NIDA officials.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The roles of gender and culture remain elusive in the discussion of minority male vs. female Injecting Drug User (IDU) populations. A case in point is that of Hispano and Hispana IDUs. The commonly used street term for the Hispano (male) IDU, Tecato, is feminized through the use of the corresponding female noun Tecata. To do so however, minimizes the intricacies of gender and culture in the male vs. female roles of Hispano and Hispana IDUs (e.g., daughter/son, mother/father, partner, citizen). Hispano IDUs are also impacted by gender and culture in that Hispanos who embrace the Tecato way of life, must sacrifice and inure the consequences in how their male roles are minimized (e.g., the absent male figure in community, home, and family life). This article explores, through the analysis of qualitative interview data, the demands of gender and culture as they play themselves out in the lives of Hispana IDUs. Findings from this study suggest there are important gender and culture differences between Hispano and Hispana IDUs. Implications of this study include the need to reexamine the roles of gender and culture as they cause added pressure to Hispana IDUs (i.e., in demands to fulfill gender and culture stereotyped roles while also pursuing an IDU career).
AB - The roles of gender and culture remain elusive in the discussion of minority male vs. female Injecting Drug User (IDU) populations. A case in point is that of Hispano and Hispana IDUs. The commonly used street term for the Hispano (male) IDU, Tecato, is feminized through the use of the corresponding female noun Tecata. To do so however, minimizes the intricacies of gender and culture in the male vs. female roles of Hispano and Hispana IDUs (e.g., daughter/son, mother/father, partner, citizen). Hispano IDUs are also impacted by gender and culture in that Hispanos who embrace the Tecato way of life, must sacrifice and inure the consequences in how their male roles are minimized (e.g., the absent male figure in community, home, and family life). This article explores, through the analysis of qualitative interview data, the demands of gender and culture as they play themselves out in the lives of Hispana IDUs. Findings from this study suggest there are important gender and culture differences between Hispano and Hispana IDUs. Implications of this study include the need to reexamine the roles of gender and culture as they cause added pressure to Hispana IDUs (i.e., in demands to fulfill gender and culture stereotyped roles while also pursuing an IDU career).
KW - Culture
KW - Gender
KW - Hispanas
KW - IDU
KW - Tecata
KW - Tecato
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U2 - 10.1081/JA-120017655
DO - 10.1081/JA-120017655
M3 - Article
C2 - 12901452
AN - SCOPUS:0041343123
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 38
SP - 1133
EP - 1158
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 8
ER -