patriarchal
(adjective)
Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.
Examples of patriarchal in the following topics:
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Evaluating the Psychodynamic Approach to Personality
- A significant number of feminists have been highly critical of many of Freud's concepts, arguing that the assumptions and approaches of psychoanalytic theory are profoundly patriarchal (male-dominated), anti-feminist, and misogynistic (anti-woman).
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Cultural Influences on Sexual Motivation
- With the advent of patriarchal societies, gender roles around sexuality became much more stringent, and sexual norms began focusing on sexual possessiveness and the control of female sexuality.
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Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality
- Feminists and modern critics have been particularly critical of many of Freud's theories, pointing out that the assumptions and approaches of psychoanalytic theory are profoundly patriarchal (male-dominated), anti-feminist, and misogynistic (anti-woman).
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Human Sexuality and Culture
- With the advent of patriarchal societies, gender roles around sexuality became much more stringent, and sexual norms began focusing on sexual possessiveness and the control of female sexuality.