patriarchal

Example Sentences

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The wide-open generosity of spirit in Haring’s vivacious work likely owes something profound to having come through life’s trials in an often cruel and deeply repressive society, white and patriarchal.

From Los Angeles Times

A big contributor to this change in the patriarchal family set-up is internal migration, which has shown a rising trend.

From BBC

Gothard exerted control through his teachings, which “really spread like a disease,” and turned thousands of families into patriarchal “mini-cults,” as she put it.

From Los Angeles Times

In one of its films, the Dutch architect and curator Rem Koolhaas is criticized as “macho” and “patriarchal.”

From New York Times

Her legitimacy as a model, wife, and mother were debased as a means of patriarchal control and deprivation.

From Salon