Patriarchy

Patriarchy One characteristic of patriarchy in this case is the sexual control of females in society. Men define what is sexy. They control the media and send out images of what is desirable in men and women (lecture 1/21). Today men prefer women with large breasts and petite bodies because that’s what is popular. However, this is an almost impossible body type for women to achieve. Mrs. Harris was willing to change her body in this way to fit this form. As long as men continue to define what is sexy, women will continue to conform to those norms and patriarchy will remain strong. Another characteristic that strengthens patriarchy is the primacy of female childbearing. Even though women gain strength in the workplace, people still want to know how women balance their professional and personal life (lecture 1/21). Even in this case, the deceased’s parents wanted Mrs. Harris to be released because they want her to raise the children. This woman ran over her husband with their daughter in the car, and yet Harris’ parents still feel that she is the best available caregiver for the children. Until men take a more active role in childbearing, patriarchy, women, men, lecture, woman, mrs, harris, continue, trait, society, professional, female, children, characteristic, case, because, aggression, 1/23, 1/21, traits, successful, strong, status, since, sexy, seen, parents, man, male, long, herself, feel, even, display, derived