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Matriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance without violence and privilege are held by women. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege, and control of property. While those definitions apply in general English, definitions specific to anthropology and feminism differ in some respects. [1] [2]
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 ...
The Minang people are well known within their country for their tradition of matrilineality and for their "dedication to Islam" – despite Islam being "supposedly patrilineal". [63] This well-known accommodation, between their traditional complex of customs, called adat , and their religion, was actually worked out to help end the Minangkabau ...
Pages in category "Matriarchy" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. ... When Women Rule the World; The White Goddess; Womyn's land
In recent times inheritance in the western world has generally been egalitarian despite parents showing favoritism towards daughters and later-born sons. [76] In parent-son relationships, mothers usually show favouritism towards the first son and fathers to later born sons however these tendencies have lost much of their importance with regards ...
Image credits: Laura Gustafson #5. We had a couch in the living room. But the living room was carpeted so I was not allowed to walk on the carpet. And thus I was not allowed to sit on the couch.
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