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To some women, a matriarchy seems like the ideal.
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When the king died without any sons, the Queen ruled a country that was now a matriarchy.
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Albert William Aron has written:
'Traces of matriarchy in Germanic hero-lore' -- subject(s): Folklore, Matriarchy
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Matriarchy is defined as a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women. They were most prevalent in Roman times but not so much in today's cultures.
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The word 'matriarchy' is a noun, a word for a family, community, or society that is ruled by women; a form of social organization in which descent and relationship are reckoned through the female line; a word for a thing.
A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.
Example sentences:
- A matriarchy as a political system is often debated by scholars. (subject of the sentence)
- My mother ran the household as a matriarchy. (object of the preposition 'as')
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Zygmunt Krzak has written:
'Od matriarchatu do patriarchatu' -- subject(s): Matriarchy, Mythology, Patriarchy, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Matriarchy, Religious aspects of Patriarchy
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Elizabeth Lawton has written:
'The inevitability of matriarchy'
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The gender that dominates (apex)
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the Myans were run more by men than women
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matriarchy society
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In a matriarchy, women hold primary power and roles of leadership, while in a patriarchy, men hold these positions. Matriarchies are less common historically and in present-day societies compared to patriarchies, which are more prevalent across cultures. Both systems involve power dynamics based on gender.
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A culture where the women are the heads of the family is called a matriarchy. This is where the children and husband live in the wife's house, the children use the mother's surname, and perhaps inherit through the female line.
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E. A. Casaubon has written:
'La femme est la famille' -- subject(s): Matriarchy, Women's rights
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Helga Laugsch has written:
'Der Matriarchats-Diskurs (in) der zweiten deutschen Frauenbewegung' -- subject(s): Matriarchy, Feminism
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Matriarchy/ Matriarcal concept is a family run on will and decision making of a mother, as mother or a lady is the head.
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Vera Krivohlavek has written:
'Der Anteil der Frauen an der Wohnkultur' -- subject(s): Matriarchy, Primitive Architecture, Primitive societies, Women, Women architects
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The Mohawk tribe, part of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, operated within a matrilineal system, meaning lineage and inheritance were traced through the female line. Women held significant power in society, including the authority to select chiefs and influence decision-making. While men often took on roles as warriors and leaders, the social structure emphasized the importance of women in maintaining the tribe's continuity and governance. Thus, the Mohawk tribe can be characterized as a matriarchy in terms of social and familial organization.
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Murray Anthony Potter has written:
'Sohrab and Rustem' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Epic literature, Fathers and sons in literature, Folk literature, Matriarchy, Themes, motives
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Jeffrey Alan Hadler has written:
'Muslims and matriarchs' -- subject(s): History, Minangkabau (Indonesian people), Minangkabau Women, Matriarchy, Islam, Families, Family, Sumatera Barat (Indonesia)
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Johann Jakob Bachofen has written:
'Myth, religion, and mother right' -- subject(s): Classical Mythology, Matriarchy, Mythology, Classical, Primitive Religion, Religion, Primitive, Symbolism
'Das Naturrecht und das geschichtliche Recht in ihren Gegensatzen'
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The patriarchy refers to a social system in which men hold primary power and dominance in various aspects of society, including politics, economics, and social institutions. In contrast, a matriarchy is a social system where women hold primary power and authority in these domains. While both terms refer to gender-based power structures, they represent opposite ends of the spectrum. It's worth noting that matriarchal societies are rare and have historically been largely speculative or hypothetical.
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Marisa Rey-Henningsen has written:
'Den frugtsommelige abbedisse' -- subject(s): Women, Social history, History
'The world of the ploughwoman' -- subject(s): Folklore, Social life and customs, Man-woman relationships, Matriarchy, Women
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anarchy. autarchy. demarchy. diarchy. dyarchy. eparchy. exilarchy. Hagiarchy. heirarchy. Heptarchy. Kritarchy. matriarchy. monarchy. minarchy. oligarchy. patriarchy. squirearchy. starchy.
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A menocracy is a type of society or political system where men hold most or all of the positions of power and influence. It is the opposite of a matriarchy, where women hold the dominant roles. Menocracies can manifest in various forms, such as in government, business, or cultural institutions.
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Describe matrilineal descent.
- List some of the benefits of social organization based upon matrilineal descent
- Discuss how matrilineal organization differs from a patrilineal organization.
- Define: matriarchy, patriarchy, matrilocal, patrilocal, clan, descent group, kinship, moiety, bilateral, kinship.
- Create a family genealogy.
- Compare differences between Haudenosaunee and US societies.
- Identify maternal ancestors in a kinship diagram.
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Fokke Sierksma has written:
'Een nieuwe hemel & een nieuwe aarde' -- subject(s): Nativistic movements, Acculturation
'Profiel van een incarnatie' -- subject(s): Religious life and customs, Social life and customs
'Religie, sexualiteit & agressie' -- subject(s): Matriarchy, Mythology, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Matriarchy, Secret societies, Sex role, Women, Women and religion
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Masonry, mulberry, misogyny, misandry, my, may, misery/miserably, ministry, maternity, mastery, modernity, mandatory, mystery/mysteriously, magnify, marry, many, monkey, money/monetary, magnificently, marvellously, malignantly, maliciously, malevolently, marginally, mostly, messy, majesty, monopoly, mollify, matriarchy, monstrosity, misty, monastery, musically, mercenary, milky, matrimony, melody, moronically, mobility, miserly, mercury, maidenly...
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Gosh...
Where to begin
Democracy-government of the people
Patriarchy-government of men
Matriarchy-government of women
Oligarchy-government of few
Aristocracy-government of the rich
Plutocracy-government of the poor
Communism-one leader who has control over people and economy
Dictatorship-one person has control over government matters and the military
Monarchy-government of a king or queen
Feudalism-serfs given land for staying loyal to one king
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Elephants are intelligent and social animals that display complex behaviors such as forming strong family bonds, communicating through a variety of vocalizations and body language, and showing empathy towards other members of their group. They are also known to exhibit behaviors like playfulness, curiosity, and problem-solving abilities.
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Gerda Weiler has written:
'Eine feministische Anthropologie' -- subject(s): Feminist anthropology
'Der enteignete Mythos' -- subject(s): Archetype (Psychology), Matriarchy, Mythology, Psychoanalysis and feminism, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Mythology, Psychology, Women
'Der aufrechte Gang der Menschenfrau' -- subject(s): Feminist theory, History, Human evolution, Men, Prehistoric, Prehistoric Men, Prehistoric Women, Women, Women, Prehistoric
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As one of the largest continents on the planet, Africa's people represent a wide variety of religious beliefs. Tribal religions center around matriarchy and warrior culture while metro centers range Muslim to Christian and everything in between.
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A Gynarchy is a Government Controlled Completely by Women. usually in these societies Men would be Treated as "second class citizens" not having the Right to Vote, Hold Political Office or sometimes treated as their mother's or wife "property" it is basically a complete reversal social roles before the women's rights movement occurred. Some people will claim that "affirmative action" or other Women's Rights movements have tipped the balance of power & that many western countries are heading toward Gynarchy.
it is sometimes confused with a Matriarchy which is technically a society controlled by Mothers.. a Gynarchy does not depend on a women's marital status.
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The prefix 'matri-' relates to mothers or motherhood, while 'arch-' pertains to leaders or rulers. For example, matriarchy refers to a society led by women, and archbishop refers to a high-ranking clergy member in some Christian denominations.
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Some nine letter nouns that start with M and end with Y are:
- machinery
- marquetry
- maternity
- matrimony
- mendacity
- mentality
- militancy
- millinery
- monastery
- morbidity
- mortality
- mythology
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"Patriarchy" is a word formed from the Greek word "archon" which means "ruler". A mon-archy is a state ruled by one ruler (from the Greek word for one, monos), an olig-archy is a state ruled by the rich, and an-archy is a state without a ruler. From the word "patrus" meaning "father" we get patriarchy, or rule by fathers, just as matriarchy is rule by mothers.
No character in Romeo and Juliet is named Patriarchy, so it makes no sense to ask "Who is patriarchy?" Patriarchy is not a person, nor is it an adjective so you cannot ask whether Friar Lawrence is patriarchy any more than we can ask whether he is distance.
Is Verona a patriarchy? Likely. Is the Capulet family a patriarchy? Certainly. Can any individual be a patriarchy? Never.
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Patriarch does not mean 'men rule'...it means a system of government based on hierarchy and stratification.
Likewise, matriarch does not mean 'women rule'...it means a system of government based on consensus of those governed.
In pre-patriarchal societies the word father (pater) did not exist (other than "mother", which is one of the oldest words in all regions of the world). The word father as in our social concept "Patriarchy" does not mean the biological father who cares about his children...that would be "Daddy" and similar baby words in other languages. From the beginning the term was an abstract institutional expression of hierarchy and rulership. "Father" stood for the image of rulership.... the ruler as the law and as god (godfather, father in heaven etc.).
Just as a patriarchy does not mean 'men rule' (if that were the case then how do queens, female governors, female senators, VPs and presidents fit in?). The terms Patriarch and Matriarch concerning governmental function have nothing to do with physical gender...these terms directly refer to the nature of their governmental application. Matriarchy, specifically Matri- is from Greek mêtêr meaning mother....not female....and Greek archê meaning "beginning, origin"
--of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mother
--to be the mother of; give origin or rise to
--to care for or protect like a mother; act maternally toward...to guide
--bearing a relation like that of a mother, as in being the origin, source, or protector: the mother company and its affiliates; the mother computer and its network of terminals. The company itself is not female nor is it necessarily run by females...and likewise, a computer has no gender.
Matriarchy is used in the sense of "motherly beginning" as a beginning of a cycle, because these societies are coined by cyclic thinking unlike linear. It begins with the people and, thus, returns to nourish the people. The national level of government was in place not to enact laws but simply to record the unanimous agreement of the people. They had no power to enact anything that the people did not agree to.
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