Re: Patriarchy: Re: What Matriarchy?
Mary Beth Williams (mbwillia@ix.netcom.com(Mary)
22 Jul 1996 18:34:28 GMT
In <31F3CDC5.7A8C@megafauna.com> Stephen Barnard <steve@megafauna.com>
writes:
>
>Mary Beth Williams wrote:
>>
>> I've always found the discussion of *were there matriarchal
societies*
>> to be loaded, a ruse for men to show just how superior all men, and
>> hence themselves, are and have always been, over women. Why do we
not
>> focus instead on patriarchy? When did it develop? Under what
>> conditions? Where/are all societies patriarchal? A great deal of
>> interesting scholarly work has been done on the subject (namely by
>> women anthropologists) and yet we seldom see men even breaching the
>> subject. What (and WHO) defines *patriarchy* and why are we so
>> inclined to avoid discussing the subject?
>>
>> MB Williams
>> Dept. of Anthro., UMass-Amherst
>
>I've always found the discussion of *were there patriarchal societies*
>to be loaded, a ruse for women to show just how they have oppressed by
>men. Why do we not focus instead on matriarchy? Did it develop?
>Under what conditions? Where/are any societies matriarchal? A great
>deal of interesting scholarly work has been done on the subject
(namely
>by human anthropologists) and yet we seldom see humans even breaching
>the subject. What (and WHO) defines *matriarchy* and why are we so
>inclined to avoid discussing the subject?
>
> Steve Barnard
Really productive contribution to the discussion, Steve. The subject
though, was *patriarchy*, not how to be *patronizing*. And, btw, there
has been a great deal of work done on the subject of matriarchy, and,
unless the recent discussion has been carried on by non-humans, your
cute comeback falls a tad flat.
Don't quit your day job for a comedic career.
MB Williams
Dept. of Anthro., UMass-Amherst
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