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- adjective Of or relating to
heteropatriarchy .
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Examples
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At present heteropatriarchal structures and ideologies are considered ‘normal’ in mainstream Western society.
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And in this heteropatriarchal society of ours, I think the lessons are pretty much always taught on that presumption.
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Fal, I did notice the way that he constructed the black struggle through a masculinist agenda and heteropatriarchal structure.
Finally, the Speech I Was Waiting to Hear! Anxious Black Woman 2008
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“If the classroom situation is very heteropatriarchal — a large beginning class of 50 to 60 students, say, with few feminist students — I am likely to define my task as largely one of recruitment … of persuading students that women are oppressed,” said Professor Joyce Trebilcot of Washington University in “Who Stole Feminism: How Women Have Betrayed Women.”
Think Progress » In 2005, Exxon CEO Raked in 190K a Day 2006
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In the meantime, even if some men are treated unfairly in the course of divorce, they will continue to enjoy the benefits of being men and hence at the top of the male heteropatriarchal heap.
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Ignoring for a second the western, heteropatriarchal genealogy that "the canon" necessarily traces, this is after all the premise upon which much of the modern theatre is founded.
Chicago Reader 2010
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What does each of us do to enforce these unseen and heteropatriarchal practices?
dances in the madhouse walksfree 2010
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When did the line between the world we are supposedly fighting against (IE, heteropatriarchal-normativity) become so blurred with the queer world we are trying to build and embrace?
dances in the madhouse walksfree 2010
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In a racist, heteropatriarchal society, who "looks" illegal?
feminist blogs Cara 2010
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While Mad Men's award-winning design and the references to 1960s popular culture are nostalgic, the show itself is quite disturbing: the retro fashion and perfect sets only provide a brittle frame for a fraying heteropatriarchal culture where white people can almost -- but not quite -- ignore the change that is a-gonna come.
Tenured Radical 2010
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