Patriarchal Social System
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A Patriarchal Social System is a hierarchical social system in which male humans hold primary power, including political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.
- Example(s):
- a Patriarchal Family, in which father-figures hold authority over women and children.
- an Ancient Roman Society: Governed by a male relative, usually the eldest, who controlled family members, property, and assets.
- a Traditional Saudi Arabian Society: A modern example where women traditionally held fewer rights compared to men in areas such as mobility and employment.
- a Traditional Iroquois Society: Men were chiefs and held political power, but were selected by women.
- a Traditional Hindu Societies: The father or eldest male typically heads the family and has more dominant roles in Indian Hindu society.
- a Traditional Japanese Society: Historically, Japan has been a patriarchal society with men holding primary roles in government, business, and family life.
- a Patriarchal Corporate Structures: Leadership positions in corporate structures globally are predominantly held by men, leading to a patriarchal culture within the business world.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Patrilineal, Androcentrism, Gender Inequality, Social Privilege, Matriarchy.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchy Retrieved:2023-6-13.
- Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance and privilege are primarily held by men. It is used, both as a technical anthropological term for families or clans controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males and in feminist theory where it is used to describe broad social structures in which men dominate over women and children. In these theories it is often extended to a variety of manifestations in which men have social privileges over others causing exploitation or oppression, such as through male dominance of moral authority and control of property.[1] [2] [3] Patriarchal societies can be patrilineal or matrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male or female lineage respectively. Patriarchy is associated various ideas forming patriarchal ideology that acts to explain and justify it and attributes it to inherent natural differences between men and women, divine commandment or other fixed structures. Sociologists hold varied opinions on whether patriarchy is a social product or an outcome of innate differences between the sexes. Sociobiologists compare human gender roles to sexed behavior in other primates and some argue that gender inequality comes primarily from genetic and reproductive differences between men and women. Social constructionists contest this argument, arguing that gender roles and gender inequity are instruments of power and have become social norms to maintain control over women. Historically, patriarchy has manifested itself in the social, legal, political, religious, and economic organization of a range of different cultures. Most contemporary societies are, in practice, patriarchal.
- ↑ "I shall define patriarchy as a system of social structures, and practices in which men dominate, oppress and exploit women." "There are six main patriarchal structures which together constitute a system of patriarchy. These are: a patriarchal mode of production in which women's labour is expropriated by their husbands; patriarchal relations within waged labour; the patriarchal state; male violence; patriarchal relations in sexuality; and patriarchal culture."
- ↑ "Patriarchy in its wider definition means the manifestation and institutionalization of male dominance over women and children in the family and the extension of male dominance over women in society in general."
- ↑ "Although patriarchy has been variously defined, for purposes of this article, it means social arrangements that privilege males, where men as a group dominate women as a group, both structurally and ideologically—hierarchical arrangements that manifest in varieties across history and social space."
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/patriarchy Retrieved:2016-10-20.
- Patriarchy is a social system in which males hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. In the domain of the family, fathers or father-figures hold authority over women and children. Some patriarchal societies are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage.
Historically, patriarchy has manifested itself in the social, legal, political, and economic organization of a range of different cultures.
- Patriarchy is a social system in which males hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. In the domain of the family, fathers or father-figures hold authority over women and children. Some patriarchal societies are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage.
2016
- http://filmsforaction.org/articles/anarchists-what-we-stand-for/
- … We are opposed to patriarchy. Across the globe there exists a structural sexism that gives men more access to wealth and power while creating conditions in which women are impoverished, exploited and brutalized. Everywhere, women are among the poorest workers, and much of the work that women do is unpaid. ...