If a Patriarchy Is a Political System Ruled by Men

question 7

Multiple Choice

If a patriarchy is a political system ruled by men, what would a matriarchy be-a political system ruled by women? Anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday, who investigated these questions among the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, found that

• A) women in matriarchies see their male counterparts as being inferior.
• B) the Minangkabau matriarchy is not the equivalent of female rule because of their belief that decision making should be by consensus.
• C) true matriarchies do not exist.
• D) women of newer generations are experimenting with new ideas of gender roles.
• E) although Minangkabau women play a central role in their culture's social, economic, and ceremonial life, they are still regarded as having lower status than men.

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