patriarchy
patriarki
definition
noun
Overall male gain depends on the constant renewal of structures of male solidarity and patriarchy over-riding immediate economic or class interests.
a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line.
example
These apply to the political and personal meanings that associate power with the nature of men and the culture of 'patriarchy' .
The traditional Mongolian American household is a 'patriarchy' in which the head of the household is the eldest male.
No longer considered sexually scandalous, its analyses of 'patriarchy' and its proposed antidotes to women's domination are still debated.
But he's in a 'patriarchy' where age counts so much.
What bits of 'patriarchy' , or male dominance, remain in western society?
Many women also face brutal exploitation in their families in third world countries, where 'patriarchy' dominates and household labor is treated harshly.
Feminists now challenge 'patriarchy' by tracing their descent through the female rather than the male line.
What is being asked for is a fundamental transformation of social systems entrenched deep within the system of 'patriarchy' .
But see it for what it is-the product of a society steeped in competition, sexism, racism and 'patriarchy' .
The traditional Albanian household is a 'patriarchy' in which the head of the household is the eldest male.
the dominant ideology of 'patriarchy'
I am constantly trying to break free from the chains of male chauvinism and 'patriarchy' .
It was argued that 'patriarchy' was a worldwide system which reduced women to the status of housewives and made them dependent on men.
The shrill feminist denunciations of male 'patriarchy' share a common origin: the Marxist creed.
Feminists want to dismantle the 'patriarchy' , she said.
The play shows how, as usual in a 'patriarchy' , it is the women who teach the next generation to submit.
Women and men exist as unequal political classes in the system of 'patriarchy' , and so it is difficult to understand how love can truly exist between these two groups.
I think the call for bras is successful because it is similar to the burning of bras in the seventies - each act being a response to male oppression / 'patriarchy' .
The movie now takes on a starkly different aesthetic as it turns its focus to blood feuds, family honour, and tyrannical 'patriarchy' .
She did not shy away from the barriers she often faced as a result of publicly identifying the structure of male 'patriarchy' .
For women it means fighting both religious and capitalist 'patriarchy' .
The expression of 'patriarchy' through male-surname dominance has robbed millions of women of their name identity.
the thematic relationships of the ballad are worked out according to the conventional archetypes of the 'patriarchy'
In Europe, 'patriarchy' flourished as institutions such as the family, the guild, and the university evolved to restrict or exclude women's presence and power.
we live in a 'patriarchy'
Overall male gain depends on the constant renewal of structures of male solidarity and 'patriarchy' over-riding immediate economic or class interests.
Gender seemed to be on the forefront of the discourse, largely because the organizers prominently recognized 'patriarchy' as a main and integral force of oppression.
We don't have to live according to the rules of the 'patriarchy' .
Western feminism rests on the concept of 'patriarchy' - the class system of male domination and female oppression.
Many feminists argue that in 'patriarchies' men maintain their power through violence and force.
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