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Jennifer Alatorre 04-13-17 Period: 4 Sources King, D. (2009, May 06). Patriarchy Is Alive and Well. Retrieved April 20, 2017, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mining-the-headlines/200905/patriarchy-is-alive-and-well Taylor, S. (2012, August 30). Why Men Oppress Women. Retrieved April ...

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In order to stop women from psychologically feeling inferior to men they need to know that they are being psychologically affected by patriarchy. When they realize that they can get more power they can feel less inferior to men. We need more feminists to advocate for women's rights. We need to inform women that they can be someone important in life. Women need to know that they don’t need to serve a man. Women should be more independent so that they don’t allow men to boss them around. We can start off by praising women’s achievements so that they begin to have confidence in themselves. Women need to stick together and empower one another. There should be more programs and campaigns that help women get more opportunities. If women had it easier to get good stable jobs maybe then they would try to be someone important in society. It only takes a minute to appreciate hard work of women. We must open women’s eyes so they know their worth. Women who are psychologically affected to an extreme point should go to counseling. Counseling can help them raise their self worth. Our young generation should begin to see women and men as equal. Our elders may have sexist beliefs but that doesn’t mean we should. If our generation believes women can have more power we should do everything in our power to achieve that. Once women begin to be treated more equal to men then women will slowly stop being psychologically affected by patriarchy.

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TITLE: Patriarchy Is Alive and Well

AUTHOR(S): Deborah King

PUBLISH DATE: May 6th, 2009

WEBSITE NAME: Psychology Today

WEB ADDRESS:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mining-the-headlines/200905/patriarchy-is-alive-and-well

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The article ,”Patriarchy is Alive and Well”,  talks about how women can get beat by their man but they believe it is ok. An example was given on how the singer Rihanna stood with her man even though he would beat her. Women believe their only purpose is to create a family and serve her man. A lot of religions state that women should be under men. When society says men are more valuable than women, women begin to believe that. The article states, “They all knew that their main purpose in life was to bear and raise children. And maybe, in the afterlife, if they were good and pure enough, they would get their heavenly reward . . . if their husband allowed it”(King).  This means that some women believe that their worth must be earned from serving their man. Some women believe that if they don’t serve their man then they are worthless. Ideas like these are side effects of living in a patriarchal society. In a society where women had more power, women’s mindsets of their worth would change.

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As I watch the daily news, I see constant reminders that women are still unconsciously living out old patriarchal myths. For instance, we've all watched political wives like Hillary Clinton, Silda Spitzer, Elizabeth Edwards, and Dina McGreevey stand by their men in some very uncomfortable situations. We see celebrities like Rihanna trying to figure out whether or not to stand by her man, Chris Brown, despite the beating she took at his hands.

"Stand by your man" is not the only old myth that still impacts our lives. What about "a woman is less than a man?" Not too long ago, Oprah paid a visit to the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado, Texas, and showcased the FLDS girls, none of whom seemed to have the least problem knowing she would be married to a man who would probably be picked for her by her father, a man who would most likely have other wives. They all knew that their main purpose in life was to bear and raise children. And maybe, in the afterlife, if they were good and pure enough, they would get their heavenly reward . . . if their husband allowed it.

Our "less than" status is not just the province of fringe sects. "Biblical patriarchy" is a concept that is promoted by tens of thousands in the Christian Right movement in total opposition to the modern ideals of gender equality and marriage equity. Groups like Quiverfull are guiding women into wifely submission, constant motherhood, and a dubious "virtue." And even mainstream religions often agree with the traditional Islam saying that "A woman's heaven is beneath her husband's feet." Less than ten years ago, America's largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention with 16 million members, revised their statement of faith to explicitly define the pastoral office as the exclusive domain of men, and clearly set out intentions for marriage: "A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband ..."

The great majority of us in the West carry a shared lineage, since all three of the great Western monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - trace their roots back to the patriarch Abraham/Ibrahim. It doesn't matter if we had a totally secular upbringing and have never stepped foot inside a church, temple, or mosque: that heritage is alive and well in our cellular memory, and that heritage is, for the most part, one where men rule and women obey.

Even if you think of yourself as a modern liberated woman, look at your paycheck. Do you make as much as a man would for the same work? In 1951, women made about 64 cents for every dollar earned by men. By 2007, women earned 78 cents for every dollar earned by men. Still got a ways to go just on economic equality, don't we?

Most people, when I mention that patriarchal ideals still permeate our unconscious thinking, reject the notion. Feminism changed all that, they think. But in fact we're simply not aware of how subtly these ideals are imprinted on our subconscious minds.

How about the myth that "every woman needs a man to complete her?" Most women, no matter how successful or secure, start to panic when they turn 30 or 40 and still don't have a husband. Jane Fonda said in her memoir that she didn't feel complete without a man until she was over 60 and had left "the father's house" of patriarchy when she divorced Ted Turner. Or "if you're too smart, you'll scare men off." Famed opinion columnist for The New York Times, Maureen Dowd, blamed her single life on her career success. She said she would have had better luck had she been more like her extended family of Irish maids and housekeepers.

It is our lack of awareness of the hidden beliefs that are guiding our actions that I am trying to expose.

How do you succumb to the old myths? Do you think you'll never catch a guy if you're too fat or too smart? Do you live your life based on what your husband wants or demands? Do you befriend the guys you work with and snub the girls' lunches? Do you think you did something wrong when your guy sleeps with someone else or slaps you around? Where do you buy into male supremacy? And men, do you make remarks to your friends about the "little woman" at home? Are you afraid to show your feminine side? Do you expect your woman to serve you?

Think about it.

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As I watch the daily news, I see constant reminders that women are still unconsciously living out old patriarchal myths. For instance, we've all watched political wives like Hillary Clinton, Silda Spitzer, Elizabeth Edwards, and Dina McGreevey stand by their men in some very uncomfortable situations.

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TITLE: Will Women Ever Be Equal To Men?

AUTHOR(S): Briana Acevedo- Gallagher

PUBLISH DATE: September 11, 2016

WEBSITE NAME: ODYSSEY

WEB ADDRESS: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/will-women-ever-be-equal

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The article, “Will Women Ever Be Equal To Men?”, talked about how women victimize themselves and always complain about how they are less than men. If women stood up for more power then maybe women would be seen as more in society. Women birth men so why is it that women aren’t more valued? The only difference between men and women is our given sex. Other than that we are both human and have the same potential to lead. There should be more feminists to advocate for more female rights in order to change society.

This article says, “We may be victimizing ourselves and acting that we are the ones that are forever innocent but if you dig deeper, that may not be the case”(Gallagher). This quote shows how women are getting a mentality that we are victims. This can be an effect of living in a patriarchal society. These types of ideas are created after being treated like less than men. Women begin to feel less than men but that’s only because they have that mentality. If women actually believed they could gain the same power as men there would be more feminists. However since the belief that women are less is internally stuck in people’s mentality it is hard to make women stand up for themselves. This article says, “You can date a slew of men, but if you started dating when you had a low self esteem or dependent, you may lose sight of yourself and what you really want out of life, neglecting your aspirations and desires that you hold deeply in your heart just for a man”(Gallagher). This  means that if you date a man you can forget about your goals because most women work to obey her man.  A women will have  a whole career but once she gets in a relationship she becomes dependent of her man. This dependence is what lead women to quit their career and become housewifes. In a way some women believe that they should just stay at home and get everything given to them by a man. When they allow this to happen they don’t realize how they gave him power to control them. This is an example of how living in a patriarchal society messes with women psychology.

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Women today are still not equal to men, and I can understand why we are not equal to men. I am not trying to offend anyone writing this. It is only what I think, personally, about how women are treated in society and how we may be victimizing ourselves and acting that we are the ones that are forever innocent but if you dig deeper, that my not be the case.

To start off, women are seen as lower class citizens to men. Yes, we are able to vote, but we earn $.75 of a dollar. Why on this messed up planet do we earn less than a man. Women created man, and without women, the planet would be extinct and the male species will cease to exist. Our purpose in life is not to birth several children. I mean, come on, the world is overpopulated and it is completely fine if you do not want any children whatsoever. Our purpose goes to vast lengths, women are emotionally and mentally strong. Women can bring kindness in the world when the world is filled with destruction and chaos. My favorite quote my mother used to me is, " I put you in this world, and I certainly have the power to take you out."

There is no difference between a man and a woman besides anatomy and possibly emotions. However, men can be as emotional as woman,and there is nothing wrong with a man expressing his feelings when he has too. A woman should also not looked down upon if she is aggressive and speaks her mind or does something that may be considered manly. If she does a task that may have originated as a man's job, she should not be mocked or be told by an imbecile, " wow, how womanly of you," which would be said in a sarcastic tone.

Many women are activists for women's rights and believe that they deserve everything a man has and more. I associate myself with being a feminist, and calling yourself a feminist is not being a man-hater, a feminist is someone that believes in equal right for all people. We have made so much progress in all areas such as racism, but countlessly, we neglect that we have this overall stigma of woman and still place women in these gender roles. Women should not look for financial stability or happiness within a man. If you find a man that you love and whom loves you, that is a remarkable and beautiful thing that you should cherish for as long as you can, but I do not think a man determines your happiness and success in the world. You can be happy beyond belief, single as a pringle. I think women need to learn how to love being by themselves before they can learn to enjoy spending their lives with another person. You should be by yourself as a sense of self-discovery and know what you like and dislike. Whomever said that the only way a woman can be happy is if you have a man in your life, must seriously be kidding themselves. You can date a slew of men, but if you started dating someone when you had low self esteem or dependent, you may lose sight of yourself and what you really want out of life, neglecting your aspirations and desires that you hold deeply in your heart.

Women need to stop competing against other women and making other women feel as though they are insignificant because of their physical appearance or relationship status. I am saying that women are not praised for being intelligent, but they are awarded for being beautiful and sustaining a relationship. Most of the time, this may be a generalization but women's expenses goes into frivolous beauty products and most of our time is taken to look like a male's fantasy. To be quite honest, this fantasy of what a man thinks a woman is does not exist and maybe pornography, magazines, the interweb and social media should stop brainwashing men, so they can turn out to be actual, decent human-beings. And maybe if we stop giving into the disgusting, male fantasy we would be doing ourselves and favor and have a fighting chance to hold our own to men.

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Women today are still not equal to men, and I can understand why we are not equal to men. I am not trying to offend anyone writing this. It is only what I think, personally, about how women are treated in society and how we may be victimizing ourselves and acting that we are the ones that are forever innocent but if you dig deeper, that my not be the case.

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TITLE: Why Men Oppress Women (The Psychology of Male Dominance)

AUTHOR(S): Steve Taylor Ph.D.

PUBLISH DATE: August 20, 2012

WEBSITE NAME: Psychology Today

WEB ADDRESS: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/out-the-darkness/201

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The article, “Why Men Oppress Women”, talks about how women have been enslaved all throughout history. After being colonized women have had to follow male orders. Women would get punished if they didn’t do what men told them to do. This long history of punishments has made women fear men. The fear was mentally internalized in women’s brains that they obey male commands. This article says, “Most Human beings suffer from an underlying psychological disorder, which I call ‘Humania’. Men deny women the right to make decisions so that they can make them for them, leave women unable to direct their own lives so that they can direct their lives for them”(Taylor). This means men control women and tell them what they are able to achieve and what they aren’t. If women had more power they would have a lot of confidence in their goals. If women weren’t constantly put down by men they would feel more empowered. If women felt empowered they wouldn’t let men boss the around. But since we live in a patriarchal society women feel inferior to men. This feeling has been passed down for generations. This fear is an internalized oppression for women. Women are messed with psychologically by patriarchy.

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Even if they belonged to higher social classes, most women throughout history have been enslaved by men. Until recent times, women throughout Europe, Middle East and Asia were unable to have any influence over the political, religious or cultural lives of their societies. They couldn't own property or inherit land and wealth, and were frequently treated as mere property themselves. In some countries they could be confiscated by money lenders or tax collectors to help settle debts; in ancient Assyria, the punishment for rape was the handing over of the rapist's wife to the husband of his victim, to use as he desired. Most gruesomely of all, some cultures practised what anthropologists have called ritual widow murder (or ritual widow suicide), when women would be killed (or kill themselves) shortly after the deaths of their husbands. This was common throughout India and China until the twentieth century, and there are still occasional cases nowadays.

Even in the so-called 'enlightened' society of ancient Greece - where the concept of democracy supposedly originated - women had no property or political rights, and were forbidden to leave their homes after dark. Similarly, in ancient Rome women unable to take part in social events (except as employed 'escort girls') and were only allowed to leave their homes with their husband or a male relative.

In Europe and America (and some other countries) the status of women has risen significantly over the last few decades, but in many parts of the world male domination and oppression continues. In some Middle Eastern countries, for example, women effectively live as prisoners, unable to leave the house except under the guardianship of a male guardian. They have no role at all in determining their own lives; they are seen as nothing more than a commodity, property of the males of the family, and as owners, the men have the right to make decisions for them. Their male owners have the right to have sex with them on demand too. In Egypt, surveys have shown that the vast majority of men and women believe it is acceptable for a man to beat his wife if she refuses sex.

There have been attempts to explain the oppression of women in biological terms. For example, the sociologist Stephen Goldberg suggested that men are naturally more competitive than women because of their high level of testosterone. This makes them aggressive and power-hungry, so that they inevitably take over the high status positions in a society, leaving women to the more subordinate roles.

However, in my view the maltreatment of women has more deep-rooted psychological causes. In my book The Fall, I suggest that most human beings suffer from an underlying psychological disorder, which I call 'humania.' The oppression of women is a symptom of this disorder. It's one thing to take over the positions of power in a society, but another to seemingly despise women, and inflict so much brutality and degradation on them. What sane species would treat half of its members - and the very half which gives birth to the whole species - with such contempt and injustice? Despite their high level of testosterone, the men of many ancient and indigenous cultures revered women for their life-giving and nurturing role, so why don't we?

The oppression of women stems largely from men's desire for power and control. The same need which, throughout history, has driven men to try to conquer and subjugate other groups or nations, and to oppress other classes or groups in their own society, drives them to dominate and oppress women. Since men feel the need to gain as much power and control as they can, they steal away power and control from women. They deny women the right to make decisions so that they can make them for them, leave women unable to direct their own lives so that they can direct their lives for them. Ultimately, they're trying to increase their sense of significance and status, in an effort to offset the discontent and sense of lack created by humania.

But even this isn't enough to explain the full terrible saga of man's inhumanity to woman. Many cultures have had a strong antagonism towards women, viewing them as impure and innately sinful creatures who have been sent by the devil to lead men astray. This view was at the heart of the European witch-killing mania of the 15th to 18th centuries, and has featured strongly in all three Abrahamic religions. As the Jewish Testament of Reuben states:

Women are evil, my children...they use wiles and try to ensnare [man] by their charms...They lay plots in their hearts against men: by the way they adorn themselves they first lead their minds astray, and by a look they instil the poison, and then in the act itself they take them captive...So shun fornication, my children and command your wives and daughters not to adorn their heads and faces.

This is linked to the view - encouraged by religions - that instincts and sensual desires are base and sinful. Men associated themselves with the "purity" of the mind, and women with the "corruption" of the body. Since biological processes like sex, menstruation, breast-feeding and even pregnancy were disgusting, women themselves disgusted them too.

In connection with this, perhaps men have resented the sexual power that women have over them too. Feeling that sex was sinful, they were bound to feel animosity to the women who produced their sexual desires. In addition, women's sexual power must have affronted their need for control. This meant that they couldn't have the complete domination over women - and over their own bodies - that they craved. They might be able to force women to cover their bodies and faces and make them live like slaves, but any woman was capable of arousing powerful and uncontrollable sexual impulses inside them at any moment. The last 6000 years of man's inhumanity to woman can partly be seen as a revenge for this.

We can only be thankful that, in some parts of the world at least, this antagonism - and the oppression that it leads to - has begun to fade away.

Steve Taylor is a lecturer in psychology at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He is the author of The Fall and Back to Sanity: Healing the Madness of the Human Mind. www. stevenmtaylor.co m

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