patriarchal
ਮੁਖੀਏ
definition
adjective
Her mother wants to be sympathetic, yet as a representative of her father's patriarchal power, she can only follow the script laid out for her.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch.
a patriarchal society
of, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.
example
Rules such as these may be acquired during childhood and may reflect the 'patriarchal' values of society.
Her mother wants to be sympathetic, yet as a representative of her father's 'patriarchal' power, she can only follow the script laid out for her.
His role has been more 'patriarchal' , in the family context.
As such, it allows for changing and evolving structures that exist outside of the 'patriarchal' power system.
In short, 'patriarchal' society values masculine gender roles only when they are performed by males.
Previously, all western religions, even the masons, had been rigidly 'patriarchal' .
Our family was a traditional 'patriarchal' family, with my Dad at the helm.
In this sense the representations of motherhood potentially extend far beyond 'patriarchal' ideology.
All the sampled groups clearly exhibit 'patriarchal' structures, including those relevant to marriage.
She has rejected the 'patriarchal' society and a traditional marriage.
Despite his living in a rigidly 'patriarchal' society his strongest and most memorable characters are all female.
She then received 'patriarchal' permission to pursue kinship with offspring of creditable lineage!
Not to mention any number of grouchy 'patriarchal' husbands and avid sugar daddies.
Funny, I think, how all this is going down without any kind of 'patriarchal' supervision.
I am also conscious of my identity as a writer within a 'patriarchal' culture.
Big farmers in the area come from a strongly 'patriarchal' and feudal background.
Like so many other women caught in war zones, these women are victims of a violently eroding 'patriarchal' system.
For decades, international development agencies skirted gender issues in highly 'patriarchal' societies.
She has totally internalised 'patriarchal' values that are common to our society.
Recognition that the power structure is also 'patriarchal' helps to explain much of the resistance.
A feminist might see it as an instrument of 'patriarchal' oppression.
When they become guerrillas the women set themselves free from 'patriarchal' bonds.
In a 'patriarchal' society men fear independent autonomous women.
Coming from a 'patriarchal' society, the responses to such questionnaires are interesting, if not very surprising.
Parents enjoy a 'patriarchal' status and the father claims the best chair near the fire.
They were written in a highly 'patriarchal' society where masculine domination was the norm.
Under the Old Regime, the government acted 'patriarchally' .
I believe that a rigidly 'Patriarchal' culture cannot tolerate the empowered creative voice of Women.
At the time it was clear that there was no chance of getting in touch with your self unless you had witnessed what nature had so perversely, so 'patriarchally' , hidden from your view.
Inmates of various types were integrated into this 'patriarchally' organized house.
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