patriarchal

(adjective)

Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.

Related Terms

  • sublimate
  • sexuality
  • social norm
  • More
  • mores
  • sexual orientation

Examples of patriarchal in the following topics:

  • Evaluating the Psychodynamic Approach to Personality

    • A significant number of feminists have been highly critical of many of Freud's concepts, arguing that the assumptions and approaches of psychoanalytic theory are profoundly patriarchal (male-dominated), anti-feminist, and misogynistic (anti-woman).
  • Cultural Influences on Sexual Motivation

    • With the advent of patriarchal societies, gender roles around sexuality became much more stringent, and sexual norms began focusing on sexual possessiveness and the control of female sexuality.
  • Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality

    • Feminists and modern critics have been particularly critical of many of Freud's theories, pointing out that the assumptions and approaches of psychoanalytic theory are profoundly patriarchal (male-dominated), anti-feminist, and misogynistic (anti-woman).
  • Human Sexuality and Culture

    • With the advent of patriarchal societies, gender roles around sexuality became much more stringent, and sexual norms began focusing on sexual possessiveness and the control of female sexuality.
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