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unusual facts about male dominance


Male dominance

Patriarchy, a system of social organization characterized by male dominance


Varna culture

The end of the fifth millennium BC is the time that Marija Gimbutas, founder of the Kurgan hypothesis claims the transition to male dominance began in Europe.


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Saddeka Arebi

She believes "that the problem is not male dominance, but rather female submission." Raja'a Alem, a pioneering playwright, thinks literature’s primary function is "liberation of the individual."

The Inevitability of Patriarchy

In Key Issues in Women's Work (2nd ed., 2004), sociologist Catherine Hakim compares four competing theories of male dominance, including Goldberg's theory of patriarchy as well as her own preference theory, and notes the strengths and weaknesses of patriarchy theory.