System Change Made Simple

What is Patriarchy?

August 17, 2022 Terry Leahy Season 2 Episode 1
What is Patriarchy?
System Change Made Simple
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System Change Made Simple
What is Patriarchy?
Aug 17, 2022 Season 2 Episode 1
Terry Leahy

Patriarchy is pretty-well universal in human societies so far. It is a regime of power and exploitation. We can describe this inequality using a theory of human nature. To explain this, I will begin with a well-known sociological study of ‘housewives’ of London in the seventies. I will go on to look at other aspects of patriarchy in current society. 

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Patriarchy is pretty-well universal in human societies so far. It is a regime of power and exploitation. We can describe this inequality using a theory of human nature. To explain this, I will begin with a well-known sociological study of ‘housewives’ of London in the seventies. I will go on to look at other aspects of patriarchy in current society.