1. get into a prostrate position, as in submission. 2. bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head. Familiarity information: BOW DOWN used as a verb is rare.
Cultural Implications. Culture shapes the ideas of what behaviors are acceptable for men and women as well as what behaviors are appropriate between men and women. Gender identity and culture share a strong connection as they affect daily life not only in the home and family but also in the workplace and community.
Mexican-American Cultural Identity. Hall (1990, as cited in Meyer, 1996) stated that: Cultural identityâ¦ is a matter of becoming as well as of being. It belongs to the future as much as to the past. It is not something which [sic] already exists, transcending place, time, history and culture. Cultural identities come from somewhere, have histories.