patriarchal culture

collocation in English

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patriarchal
adjective
uk
/ˌpeɪ.triˈɑː.kəl/us
/ˌpeɪ.triˈɑːr.kəl/
ruled or controlled ...
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culture
noun
uk
/ˈkʌl.tʃər/us
/ˈkʌl.tʃɚ/
the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a ...
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(Definition ofpatriarchalandculturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For much of the 20th century, thepatriarchalcultureof familism structured political agendas and shaped the direction of policy initiatives.
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He must appear to be as a heterosexual member of the dominantpatriarchalculture.
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Those places are also, very regrettably, mirrors that reflect many of the problems that, to varying degrees, affect societies governed by social patterns based on apatriarchalculture.
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The documentary is intended to inspire and support womens activism in apatriarchalcultureand an obstructive political environment.
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For example, the idea of women as powerful is accommodated intopatriarchalculturethrough religion, which has retained visibility in all sections of society.
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Thepatriarchalcultureis still noticeable.
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A hypotheticalpatriarchalculturebased primarily on a hormonally driven increased rate of male successes, thus require a certain critical level of societal evolution before it could evolve.
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Adams also identified how women are made absent referents in apatriarchalculture.
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In patriarchal cultures, womens lives are structured through a strict maintenance of an honour code.
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Patriarchal cultures are criticized for limiting forms of masculinity available to men and thus narrowing their life choices.
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Europeans at that time had patriarchal cultures and had developed concepts of individual property rights with respect to land that were extremely different.
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Many societies' patriarchal cultures prevent them from recognizing the role women can play in peacebuilding.
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