... exists and has therefore been perceived as a dominant social regime in ancient societies, modern societies of today, and every time period in history that came in between. It has been and is most definitely a strong regime that blindfolds both men and women, granting the shorter end of the privilege stick to women. Men, according to the feminist paradigm, have limited ... reasons why patriarchy exists, how it is maintained, and its implications for women and society, are the prevalent themes consistent throughout feminist literature. Dorothy Smith, author of The Conceptual Practices of ...

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