Patriarchy is a social system put into society from the very beginning of time. Patriarchy is not an individual identity because many people in society have conformed to the ways as a group instead. In the early years of society it was never fought the idea of patriarchy until a later time when women though they should have the same equal rights. Patriarchy on a personal level creates a narrative that men are superior to women. The idea that women’s role in life is to have children, cook, clean, be quiet, be docile and be emotional. Patriarchy in a cultural sense is that women are meant to be seen as girly and delicate while mean are supposed to look strong and hard at work. Cultural sense of patriarch goes hand in hand with patriarchal society because society bring on these ideas from people cultural views. Institution patriarchy is all levels of politics are male dominated. Women function here within the structures laid down by men. There are laws made by men on women bodies. Such as the abortion laws being set today meaning once again laws being put on their bodies instead of letting women have a choice. This is the patriarchy we still have to follow to this day, that is institutional patriarchy.
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Hi Jocelyn,
I liked how you brought up that patriarchy on a personal level creates a narrative that men are superior to women. As well bringing up the idea that a women’s role in life is to have children, cook, clean, be quiet, be docile and be emotional when you can still see that in some certain countries women are told to live to life, this is their role because they are women that they should do what their husband wants.