Decline of Patriarchy In the traditional patriarchal system‚ males are the primary authoritative figure in society. Fathers control the home‚ and men control the institutions. Gender hierarchy inhibits female dominance over male because it makes women subordinate to men. This power is exerted in forms of masculinity. Masculine men are emotionless‚ strong‚ aggressive‚ competitive‚ and independent. They are able to show dominance over women because subordinate women contrast from these characteristics
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Abbie Alexander Profession Feminist Theory September 26‚ 2015 The Importance of Personal Narratives Personal Narratives carry more authority than scholarly studies‚ because they are the voices of women varying in color‚ ethnicity‚ nationality‚ religion‚ and cultural background. The feminist movement operates on the assumption that experiences of upper-middle class white women represent a universal female identity. In order for the feminist movement to gain traction‚ we must recognize the systemic
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Since an early age Nora felt like a doll or something less. Nora remembers the times her father would play with her‚ “He used to call me his doll-child‚ and he played with me the way I played with my dolls” she is aware the position she holds in the patriarchy. Torvald and Nora appear to share a idealistic marriage and family life. This perfect image is terrorized when Nora’s act of forgery is in jeopardy of being disclosed. The following episodes that take place leads Nora to slowly realize that
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In conjunction with the real material consequences of abuse within residential schools‚ the forceful teachings of patriarchy have created perpetual cycle of abuse within the Indigenous community today. Aboriginal women‚ the center of this victimization face abusive relationships and households on an every day basis. According to “Racism‚ Sexism‚ and Colonialism: The Impact on the Health of Aboriginal Women in Canada” eight out of ten Aboriginal women reported victimization by physical‚ sexual‚ psychological
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treatment as it depicts female empowerment in the face of the patriarchy. Jane decimates the patriarchal ideal of a demure woman. Initially‚ Jane is not assertive; she does not challenge John often when he does not take her concerns seriously as “one expects that in marriage.” When Jane shows the slightest contradiction to John’s diagnosis‚ such is the dominance of
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WOMEN AND PATRIARCHY TONI LEANN GIBSON GLOBAL HISTORY UP TO 1500 February 1‚ 2013 Patriarchy is defined as the institutions and values of male dominance. According to the text‚ Historian Gerda Lerner states that by the second millennium B.C.E ‚ written laws codified and sought to enforce a patriarchal family life that offered women a measure of paternalistic protection while insisting on their submission to the unquestioned authority of men. From that point in history‚ possibly before‚ and
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Matt Z. Marx and Marxist Theory-Final Paper December 19‚ 2003 Rowbotham‚ Hartmann*‚ and Ehrenreich each draw on Marx to construct a new socialist-feminist approach to social analysis and political change. What aspect or aspects of Marx’s thought does each find to be most useful? Show how their choices about what to take from Marx shape the political implications of their theories. Whose use of Marx makes the most sense for contemporary feminism(or‚ if you wish‚ another contemporary social
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The Use of Patriarchal Love in Print Advertising Patriarchal love was originated around 6000 B.C.E (Hall). It is a part of the popular patriarchal system‚ in which men are dominant over women. A patriarchal relationship consists of many elements that portray the lack of equality between the two spouses. Those elements have still managed to remain present in a society that has begun to show more devotion for a soulmate relationship‚ in which both spouses are equal. Print advertisements
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Black feminist performance artist Gabrielle Civil‚ demonstrates how she found her identity as a writer‚ poet‚ artist‚ daughter‚ women and feminist through live art performances. Such representation is displayed through the connection of the red dots that links between the groups throughout the performance. The theme of oppression is prevalent throughout the performance which is explored even further during a question and answer session when Civil reflects on experience which shaped her. The performance
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binary gender norms – as long as boys are told “Boys don’t cry” – the triad of men’s violence will thrive. How society educates its children‚ mainly its boys‚ will determine which direction the patriarchy will go. The toxicity of certain forms of masculinity has been addressed in recent years‚ by feminist theorists and masculinity studies‚ who have studied aggressiveness‚ emotional repression‚ mental health issues and western notions of manhood‚ ingrained in men. The current crisis of mass shooting
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