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patriarchy

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patriarchy: see matriarchy matriarchy, familial and political rule by women. Many contemporary anthropologists reject the claims of J. J. Bachofen and Lewis Morgan that early societies were matriarchal, although some contemporary feminist theory has suggested that a primitive matriarchy did
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But in the developing world, where culture and tradition continue to frame the roles, experiences, and expectations of girls and women, the effects of patriarchy, second-class status, and domestic violence on women have been less explored.
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The state also grew more powerful as patriarchy waned.
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Patriarchy is the social system in which males are dominant over females by virtue of gender.
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