ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on relevant aspects from Argentine culture in order to better understand the context in which fathers and mothers from nation raise their children. It identifies the economic issue as separate from the political, social, and cultural realities of Argentina, to highlight that Argentina was one of the most important platforms where a neoliberal economic model carried out-well ahead of Ronald Reagan in the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). Argentina is a complex society where there is no single social category or social class with one parenting style. In parenting, working-class families tend to give great value to the feeding capacity and appetite of the baby; if the baby is chubby, then he or she is considered healthy. The complexity of Argentine society demonstrates the importance of avoiding excessive generalizations and preconceptions toward societies that are younger and more peripheral to the global power centers.
