Examples of patriarchy in the following topics:
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- Patriarchy is a social structure in which men are considered to have a monopoly on power and women are expected to submit.
- As such, rather than working to destablize the historical notion of patriarchy, much literature assess the origins of patriarchy, or a social system in which the male gender role acts as the primary authority figure central to social organization, and where fathers hold authority over women, children, and property.
- According to the sociobiologists, patriarchy arises more as a result of inherent biology than social conditioning.
- In 1973, Goldberg published The Inevitability of Patriarchy, which advanced a biological interpretation of male dominance.
- Argue in favor of either a sociobiological or social constructionist explanation of patriarchy
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- The conflict perspective views the family as a vehicle to maintain patriarchy (gender inequality) and social inequality in society.
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- Radical feminism, in particular, evaluates the role of the patriarchy in perpetuating male dominance.
- Feminism focuses on the theory of patriarchy as a system of power that organizes society into a complex of relationships based on the assertion of male supremacy.
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- Feminist theory is a conflict theory that studies gender, patriarchy, and the oppression of women.
- This is referred to as patriarchy.
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- Central to these efforts, Feminist Theories typically examine past and present gender relations shaped by patriarchy and intersectionality.
- Feminist Theory defines patriarchy as a social system that is (1) male dominated (e.g., the primary positions of power are occupied by and/or encouraged for males rather than others), (2) male identified (e.g., what is defined as valuable or normative in society is associated with men and masculinities), and (3) male centered (e.g., the cultural focus of attention, whether media, scientific, religious, or political based, is on men and the things men do).
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- Therefore, to bring about gender equality, we must work to eliminate both capitalism and patriarchy in all social and natural fields of knowledge and experience.