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  2. Matriarchy - Wikipedia

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    Some, including Daniel Moynihan, claimed that there is a matriarchy among Black families in the United States, [26] [b] because a quarter of them were headed by single women; [27] thus, families composing a substantial minority of a substantial minority could be enough for the latter to constitute a matriarchy within a larger non-matriarchal ...

  3. List of matrilineal or matrilocal societies - Wikipedia

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    Antinaturalism; Choice feminism; Cognitive labor; Complementarianism; Literature. Children's literature; Diversity (politics) Diversity, equity, and inclusion

  4. Patriarchy - Wikipedia

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    Patriarchy and Feminism. Patriarchy generally falls under two categories, "traditional patriarchy" and "structural patriarchy" (Pierik). [74] Traditional patriarchy refers to the idea that the father is the head of the household and is at the top of families’ social hierarchies.

  5. Matrilineality - Wikipedia

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    Reed, Evelyn (1975) Woman's Evolution, from matriarchal clan to patriarchal family. Pathfinder Press, New York, 1975. ISBN cloth 0-87348-421-5; paper 0-87348-422-3 (also available in Spanish, Farsi, and Indonesian) Sear, R (2008). "Kin and child survival in rural Malawi: Are matrilineal kin always beneficial in a matrilineal society?". Human ...

  6. Matrilocal residence - Wikipedia

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    In other regions of the world, such as Japan, during the Heian period, a marriage of this type was not a sign of high status, but rather an indication of the patriarchal authority of the woman's family (her father or grandfather), who was sufficiently powerful to demand it. [3] Another matrilocal society is the !Kung San of Southern Africa ...

  7. Gender roles among the Indigenous peoples of North America

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    The Kalapuya had a patriarchal society consisting of bands or villages, usually led in social and political life by a male leader or group of leaders. [18] The primary leader was generally the man with the greatest wealth. [19] While female leaders did exist, it was more common for a woman to gain status in spiritual leadership.

  8. Gisele Pelicot calls for end to ‘macho, patriarchal society ...

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    Gisele Pelicot called for ‘macho, patriarchal society’ to change the way it looks at rape (AFP via Getty) Many of the accused have told the court they did not realise they were raping her, did ...

  9. African-American family structure - Wikipedia

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    [19] [20] This pattern has been known as black matriarchy because of the observance of many households headed by women. [20] In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in 1925, 85% of kin-related black households had two parents. [21]