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- Are you confused by academic jargon? - Do you know your `discourse' from your `dialectic'? - Can you tell the difference between `anomie' and `alienation'? The Social Science Jargon Buster tackles the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, brea
Patriarchy
Patriarchy
Core definition
Traditionally, a system of household organization in which fathers have authority and dominance over their wives and children. Households, however, are now considered only one form of patriarchy with the term more broadly applied to a range of social systems (and the ideology) that supports male ...
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