patriarchies
Father-dominated social systems
Patriarchies is the plural of patriarchy, a system in which men hold primary power in political, economic, and domestic life.
The term often appears in feminist analysis of social structures: Patriarchies have historically excluded women from property ownership.
It can describe specific societies or institutions where male authority is formalized, or more broadly, patterns of male dominance across cultures.
Hostility toward women
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
Ranked authority structure
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- controlAuthority to direct
authority · subjugation · oppression · rule · governance · command · ascendancy · domination
Traced through fathers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
inheritance · elders · bloodline · household · genealogy · progenitors · forefathers · primogeniture
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- conservatismPreference for existing institutions
orthodoxy · ceremony · legacy · feudalism · folklore · traditionalism · generational
Philosophy of universal equality
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- reformImprove by correcting faults
intersectionality · consciousness-raising · liberation · empowerment · subversion · deconstruction · challenging · overthrowing
misogyny
Hostility toward women
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
control · authority · subjugation · oppression · rule · governance · command · ascendancy · domination · tyranny
patrilineal
Traced through fathers
dynasty · inheritance · elders · bloodline · household · genealogy · progenitors · forefathers · primogeniture · fatherhood
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
conservatism · orthodoxy · ceremony · legacy · feudalism · folklore · traditionalism · generational
egalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
reform · intersectionality · consciousness-raising · liberation · empowerment · subversion · deconstruction · challenging · overthrowing · smashing
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