Mar 26, 2025 11:18 PM
(This post was last modified: Mar 27, 2025 01:25 AM by Magical Realist.)
Having read thru this article, it is clear to me that we still have a ways to go in dismantling the lies and myths of our patriarchal culture. The signs of their persistence can be seen everywhere, even though there may be a widespread intellectual assent to the idea of women's equality. Like racism and homophobia, they are pretty much baked into our system. I have even spotted some of them in myself and in my own behavior, still automatically objectifying women just for their physical beauty or seeing a woman as a "bitch"or a "Karen" when she expresses anger. It is a difficult thing to reflect on and dredge up these largely unconscious patriarchal assumptions in ourselves. But if we are ever going to make our society more fair and equitable, it's where we have to start. Each one of us.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/patriar...ology.html
"Patriarchy is a complex system made up of a set of symbols, ideas, values, and behaviors which are thought to embody most aspects of life, from conversations to politics, and literature.
An example of patriarchy is the tradition that family name comes from the man. The wife would change her family name for her husband’s name, and then their children would also carry it.
Another example of patriarchy is how men would typically hold positions of power in their career. They would be most of the political leaders, lawmakers, directors, CEOs, and managers. In contrast, women would not hold as much power in a patriarchy and would be mostly confined to the household as a mother or in lower workplace positions.
With patriarchal ideology, there are typical values associated with it. For instance, a patriarchy may assign more worth to reasoning and rationality than to emotions and prioritize family over all other types of commitment.
Patriarchal values are supported by patriarchal beliefs, such as the belief that (primarily) white, heterosexual men should have dominance and that girls and women should be devalued. These values and beliefs are intended to explicitly steer behavior..."
https://www.simplypsychology.org/patriar...ology.html
"Patriarchy is a complex system made up of a set of symbols, ideas, values, and behaviors which are thought to embody most aspects of life, from conversations to politics, and literature.
An example of patriarchy is the tradition that family name comes from the man. The wife would change her family name for her husband’s name, and then their children would also carry it.
Another example of patriarchy is how men would typically hold positions of power in their career. They would be most of the political leaders, lawmakers, directors, CEOs, and managers. In contrast, women would not hold as much power in a patriarchy and would be mostly confined to the household as a mother or in lower workplace positions.
With patriarchal ideology, there are typical values associated with it. For instance, a patriarchy may assign more worth to reasoning and rationality than to emotions and prioritize family over all other types of commitment.
Patriarchal values are supported by patriarchal beliefs, such as the belief that (primarily) white, heterosexual men should have dominance and that girls and women should be devalued. These values and beliefs are intended to explicitly steer behavior..."
