patriarchal traditions
Father-ruled cultural practices
Patriarchal traditions are customs, practices, and social structures that place men—especially fathers and husbands—in positions of authority over women and children.
These include inheritance passing through male lines, women taking husbands' surnames, and men serving as heads of household.
The phrase often carries critical connotations, implying such customs are outdated or unjust: She rejected the patriarchal traditions of her upbringing.
- male heirsSons inheriting property
- son preferenceFavoring boys over daughters
- gender binaryStrict two-category sex classification
- arranged marriagesUnions planned by families
- male privilegeUnearned benefits from manhood
old boys club · glass ceiling · coverture · gender segregation · bride price · primogeniture · head of household · filial piety · family honor · levirate marriage · purity culture · purdah · gender stereotypes · honor killings · toxic masculinity · machismo · foot binding
patriarchal traditionsprogressive values
Socially reformist political beliefs
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