EPISODE · Jun 9, 2023 · 25 MIN
How Culture Normalises Patriarchy
from ROCKING OUR PRIORS · host Dr Alice Evans
Norms matter, but how exactly? What are the precise mechanisms of cultural persistence? Drawing on my qualitative research in India, Mexico, Morocco, Zambia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Italy and Turkey, I suggest 8 ways in which culture perpetuates gender inequalities: Loving mothers reproduce patriarchal sons Men amass advantage and expect respect Concern for social approval Male-dominated public spaces are seen as lecherous Dissent is suppressed Despondency traps Cultural celebrations naturalise inequalities Religion
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Norms matter, but how exactly? What are the precise mechanisms of cultural persistence? Drawing on my qualitative research in India, Mexico, Morocco, Zambia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Italy and Turkey, I suggest 8 ways in which culture perpetuates gender inequalities: Loving mothers reproduce patriarchal sons Men amass advantage and expect respect Concern for social approval Male-dominated public spaces are seen as lecherous Dissent is suppressed Despondency traps Cultural celebrations naturalise inequalities Religion
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