Patriarchal societies are ones in which men rule over women in every aspect of society. Be it told what to wear or how to do things, men were always in authoritative positions. Men were concerned with qualities of control, strength, forcefulness, rationality, work ethic, and competitiveness. Each of these qualities contribute to a male in a patriarchal system. In a patriarchal system, the center of activity and progression is on men. In any patriarchal system, men will be the focus and designer of all events and inventions. Men will be the heroes in all situations. Men will be the center of any type of social engagements. Men living in a patriarchal system must be in control at all times. They have a desire to control all aspects of the family from
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Such an example of abuse is “If the woman die, his daughter shall be put to death.” (Hammurabi’s Code, #201) shows that men had the power in the sense that if one woman dies, another shall die with her. But it says nothing about another man dying with another man. Women were constantly addressed as a piece of property similar to slaves. Therefore, there are a few major issues in Hammurabi's Code that demonstrate how the individual rights of women took a back seat to social order and stratification in their society. It was believed that a woman's sexuality should be sacrificed to ensure her legitimacy. The Romans had an intensely patriarchal society, as women were strictly regulated, perhaps again because of the emphasis on the home. Roman men had complete authority over their households and the people within them. In China, they would abort a female baby just to have a male baby because they believed that males were stronger and females weren’t equal. To this day, this is still sadly the truth in China as their population continues to
Such an example of abuse is “If the woman die, his daughter shall be put to death.” (Hammurabi’s Code, #201) shows that men had the power in the sense that if one woman dies, another shall die with her. But it says nothing about another man dying with another man. Women were constantly addressed as a piece of property similar to slaves. Therefore, there are a few major issues in Hammurabi's Code that demonstrate how the individual rights of women took a back seat to social order and stratification in their society. It was believed that a woman's sexuality should be sacrificed to ensure her legitimacy. The Romans had an intensely patriarchal society, as women were strictly regulated, perhaps again because of the emphasis on the home. Roman men had complete authority over their households and the people within them. In China, they would abort a female baby just to have a male baby because they believed that males were stronger and females weren’t equal. To this day, this is still sadly the truth in China as their population continues to