patriarchy pt. 1

Magined Exceptions

* Amazons: They are a Greek myth. * Queens: Rare, rule only when no equivalent man is available in the blood line, or subordinate to another male authority or male authority group

What is Patriarchy?

* Patriarchy is any system of organization (political, economic, industrial, financial, religious or social) in which the vast majority of upper positions in hierarchies are occupied by males. * Patriarchy refers only to suprafamilial levels of organization.

Men Have Made Porn Since FOREVER

* a fixation on female genitals is not evidence of respect for women, worship for women, or rule by women * it means little or nothing b/c these figurines could be depictions of male desire.

Early Matriarchies

* some archaeological finds indicate a very female world * Venus figurines; women being central/worship of women * finding a bunch of female centered art doesn't mean females are worshiped

Argued Exceptions

1. Iroquois: the council was all male! Women could petition the council, but they could not join it. Women could not "order men to war". 2. Minangkabau: men hold most authority positions. They are a "matriarchy" if you redefine what "matriarchy" means; a lot of women centered worship/rituals.

Why Patriarchy Exists: Better Answers

1. Men are significantly stronger than women 2. Men form larger coalitions to amplify their own interests 3. Men exhibit more status-seeking behaviors, & thus seek extended authority 4. Men may systematically exclude women from positons of power

Why Patriarchy Exists: Bad Answers

1. Monotheism-Western Society (Capitalism) 2. The Media!- Sexist Language! and Socialization States 3. Modes of subsistence-Somewhere patriarchy doesn't exist 4. Men hate women! b/c Women are stupid!

Mistaken Exceptions

Matrilineality and Matrilocality.

??? Where Do We See Less Patriarchy?

Where males form coalitions to flatten dominance hierarchies (Boehm's "reverse dominance hierarchy") where (for any other reason) there are fewer status positions to occupy, especially where those status positions carry less power.

Coevolution of Patriarchy

Women selected for male partners that could acquire lots of resources. Doing so provided for better reproductive outcomes. Sex differences are clearly evident in mate preferences for industriousness, prestige, & resource holding. Thus, this meant women were selecting for intensely competitive males. * Intensely competitive males create & perpetuate steep hierarchies of power

Is Patriarchy an Human Universal?

Yes, its an Absolute Human Universal

Why Patriarchy Exists: Better Answers (Males are more variable than females)

across a lot of human traits, men tend to exhibit more population variability Average IQ of women about same but tail ends of spectrum are different and leads more toward male genius & more male dummies; more likely to get super extreme males than women b/c women make differing life decision than men ex. to have children (children take a lot of time to raise thus, women can devote endless amount of time to their work.)

Matrilocality

is the societal system in which a married couple resides with or near the wife's parents, not who rules

Matrilineality

it's how people track kinship/desent is through the mothers bloodline, not about who rules. Women may have many rights, but still have little suprafimilial authority

Male dominance refers to

male authority in familial or dyadic interactions ("interpersonal dominance")

What is the figure of powerful clothed female?

statue of liberty the statue is over 150 ft tall