patriarchal society
Men hold power
A patriarchal society is one in which men hold primary authority—in government, family structure, property ownership, and social institutions.
Women in such societies typically have restricted access to power, inheritance, and public life.
The term appears in feminist analysis and anthropology: Most ancient civilizations were patriarchal societies.
It can describe historical conditions or critique persistent gender inequalities in modern contexts.
- misogynyHostility toward women
- male dominanceMen's systemic societal control
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- old boys clubInformal male power network
- traditional valuesLong-established cultural principles
gender roles · head of household · man of the house · coverture · systemic inequality · paternalism · boys will be boys · cultural hegemony · honor codes · hierarchy · feminist movements · power dynamics · primogeniture · masculine · bread winner · feminism · gender stereotypes · control
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- women in literaturefemale protagonists, female authors, women writers, feminist literature, female voices
- SlavophilismRussian soul, Russian Orthodoxy, obshchina
patriarchal societyegalitarian society
Group with equal status
egalitarianism · classless society · democratic society · communal society