Napikoski defines as Patriarchal ‘a general structure in which
men have power over women.’(Napikoski, p1,( 2017), Patriarchal Soicety – Feminist Theories
of Patriarchy.) In addition Society ‘is the
entirety of relations of a community ‘(Napikoski, p1,( 2017), Patriarchal Soicety – Feminist Theories
of Patriarchy . Therefore, a
Patriarchal society consists if a male dominated force that forms the structure
that runs throughout society and in individual relationships. Napikoski states that patriarchy is a central
feminist theory. The article refers to Greek patriarchs, was where a society’s
power was controlled and passed down through the elder male’s lines. The elder
males within families held the authority in the society. The term when all the assets
such as titles and property are passed down the male line is referred to as Patrilineal.
The second waves of feminism in the 1960’s examined this factor in society and
they observed how within household women where increasingly becoming heads,
female leadership. They also found that rather than stating that individual men
oppressed women it was in fact a larger more underlying issue of patriarchal
and phallocentric society.
Napikoski also refers to
Gerda Leaner a western feminist who’s 1986 theoretical book ‘ The Creation of
Patriarchy,’ claims to trace the rise of patriarchal society back to the second
millennium. Leaner states that there are many complex elements involved
including ecological, cultural and historical factors which influenced
lifestyle changes and the adaptation of new circumstances. During the Neolithic
Era men where in herder tribes, they learned how to domesticate animals and thus
the ‘herder men’ where the first humans to identify the idea of private
ownership. Once this was established they started to create their own blood
lines. Therefore, beginning the first patriarchal
families. She then argues these points stating that before these developments ‘male
dominance was not a feature of human society in general.’ (Napikoski,
p1,( 2017), Patriarchal Soicety – Feminist Theories of Patriarchy
Women where actually the key
and kept human society and the communities going whilst all the social and
legal power was controlled by men.
Bell Hooks, American feminist
and writer hold the opinion on feminism and patriarchy that ‘Visionary feminism
is a wise and loving politics. It is rooted in the love of male and female being,
refusing to privilege one over the other. The sole of feminist politics is the
commitment to ending the patriarchal domination of women and men, girls and
boys.’
She also highlights the point
that ‘We have to constanly critique imperialist white supremacist patriarchal
culture because it is normalized by mass media and rendered unproblematic.’
Yvonne Aburrow: ‘The
Patriarchal/ kyriarchal/hegemonic culture seeks to regulate and control the
body- especially women’s bodies, and especially black women’s bodies- because women,
especially black women, are constructed as the Other, the site of resistance to
the kyriarchy.
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