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I completely understand that the Patriarchy is a set of cultural beliefs and standards and that both men and women subscribe to them.
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Patriarchy is a big con - we are encouraged to believe that there are fundamental differences between the sexes and call this 'common sense' (when in fact studies show that there are far more similarities than differences, and a massive overlap).
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Patriarchy is a manifestation of social codes that negate the self-expression and self-reflection in individuals.
Outline: Greenblatt vs. hooks fantasyecho 2007
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Patriarchy is a system under which we all live and in which we all, to greater or lesser extent, participate.
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Patriarchy is a system under which we all live and in which we all, to greater or lesser extent, participate.
Responses to the commenters on the “Guilty Pleasures” post. « A Bird’s Nest 2007
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Patriarchy is as undue a burden upon men as it is upon women, though not as noticeable.
Subverting Patriarchy: Not just for chicks anymore. « A Bird’s Nest 2007
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The entire Patriarchy is counting on you to fail!!!!
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Patriarchy is a feminist creation used as a tool to divide the genders and destroy the nuclear family.
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Note 58: Nanciellen Davis, "Patriarchy from the Grave: Family Relations in Nineteenth-Century New Brunswick Wills," Acadiensis 13, no. 2 (spring 1984): 91-100. back
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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"Patriarchy from the Grave: Family Relations in Nineteenth-Century New Brunswick Wills."
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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