Anthropology › Section L · Gender and sexuality › Topic L.3
The power of gender: patriarchy and matriarchy
Gender is a system of power as well as of difference. Anthropologists ask how male authority becomes built into families, laws and everyday habits, why no society ruled by women has been documented, and how women exercise power and influence in many societies anyway.
In this topic
- Gender ideology
- Worked example: a name at marriage
- Patriarchy
- Where did patriarchy come from?
- The search for matriarchy
- Matrilineal is not matriarchal
- Women with power: three cases
- Worked example: classifying a society
- Power in everyday life
- Patriarchy in public life
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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