AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Patriarchy is a social organization where father is the authority figure in the family. This is a social system where power is held by men and cultural norms, customs favor men. Matriarchy is a social organization where mother is the head of the family.

Detailed explanation-2: -In patriarchal families, fathers are the major authority figure in the family (just as in patriarchal societies men have power over women; see Chapter 11 “Gender and Gender Inequality”). Patriarchal families and societies have been very common. In matriarchal families, mothers are the family’s major authority figure.

Detailed explanation-3: -patriarchy, hypothetical social system in which the father or a male elder has absolute authority over the family group; by extension, one or more men (as in a council) exert absolute authority over the community as a whole.

Detailed explanation-4: -Drawing from Dobash and Dobash (1979), DeKeseredy (2020) conceptualizes patriarchy as being made up of two elements: “Structurally, the patriarchy is a hierarchical organization of social institutions and social relationships that allows men to maintain positions of power, privilege, and leadership in society.

Detailed explanation-5: -Patriarchal society by definition means a society controlled by men in which they use their power to their own advantage. An example of a patriarchy is when the family name comes from the man in the family. The dominance of men in social or cultural systems. Suggest Corrections.