patriarchy

social system dominated by men
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patriarchy
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patriarchy

Summary

patriarchy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (654 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • patriarchy is a type of social system[2].
  • patriarchy is a type of kyriarchy[3].
  • patriarchy's Commons category is recorded as Patriarchy[4].
  • patriarchy is the opposite of matriarchy[5].
  • patriarchy is the opposite of feminism[6].
  • patriarchy is the opposite of anarcha-feminism[7].
  • patriarchy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Patriarchy[8].
  • patriarchy's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • patriarchy's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[10].
  • patriarchy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[11].
  • patriarchy's different from is recorded as matriarchy[12].
  • patriarchy's different from is recorded as patriarchal clan system[13].
  • patriarchy's different from is recorded as patriarchate[14].
  • patriarchy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • patriarchy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Anthropology[16].
  • patriarchy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Sociology[17].
  • patriarchy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Feminism[18].
  • patriarchy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Men's Issues[19].
  • patriarchy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Gender Studies[20].
  • patriarchy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Politics[21].
  • patriarchy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Religion[22].
  • patriarchy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Discrimination[23].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include social system[2] and kyriarchy[3]. Recorded opposite of include matriarchy[5], feminism[6], and anarcha-feminism[7].

Why It Matters

patriarchy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (654 views/month).[1] patriarchy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] patriarchy is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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