Patriarchy vs. Androcentrism

Patriarchynoun

A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.

Patriarchynoun

A power structure in which men are dominant.

Patriarchynoun

(Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

Patriarchynoun

The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.

Patriarchynoun

Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.

Patriarchynoun

a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

Patriarchy

Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. Some patriarchal societies are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage.

Androcentrismnoun

An ideological focus on males and men, and issues affecting them, possibly to the detriment of non-males.

Androcentrism

Androcentrism (Ancient Greek, ἀνήρ, ) is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing a masculine point of view at the center of one's world view, culture, and history, thereby culturally marginalizing femininity. The related adjective is androcentric, while the practice of placing the feminine point of view at the center is gynocentric.