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Re: Evolution of SexismLen Piotrowski (lpiotrow@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)Fri, 23 Aug 1996 21:46:58 GMT
In article <4vl4p4$5ha@news.sdd.hp.com> geroldf@sdd.hp.com (Gerold Firl) writes:
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>Can you explain what you mean by "biarchical in general, matriarchal
Power, responsibility, and authority associated with either males or females
>Can you give an example or two?
Certain cultures of the American southeast, Caribbean, and (if my memory
>Also, what is a
A hierarchical arrangement of clans ranked by descent from a paramount clan.
>I'm not claiming that patriarchy is "necessary" for the mobilization of
In as much as "patriarchy" can include virtually every cultural form
>human cultural adaptation is not a simple
I don't think adaptation can "work" as a "simple input-output system." And
> Men tend to
... and women tend to do the chores, I get it!
>They are better equipped to be fighters.
Something about the penis, no doubt ...
>They have
They have more penis experience, naturally ...
>In a patriarchal society, leaders tend to
Well by definition this is trivially true ...
>and hence the leaders tend to be more able military commanders.
... except the one's that are complete screwups <g>, eh?
>You have suggested that matrilineal, matriarchal societies are actually
Wrong.
>I'd like to
I suppose you would.
>Here are
Gross over-generalizations.
>If you provide some counter examples, I'd like to see them.
See above and my previous posts. If your thesis is that patriarchy is necessary
Cheers,
--Lenny__
"If you can't remember what mnemonic means, you've got a problem."
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