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Re: Patriarchy: Re: What Matriarchy?
Stephen Barnard (steve@megafauna.com)
Mon, 22 Jul 1996 10:51:49 -0800
Mary Beth Williams wrote:
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> 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?
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> 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
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