Writing Homework Help

Compare Patriarchy to Matriarchy by watching the films. (Films and extra info are below)

After watching the films discuss how patriarchal and matriarchal families differ on the following aspects (you must include all of them):

1. who determines the size of the family?

2. how is the work divided?

3. why do these two forms of families differ so much?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4yjrDSvze0 (Links to an external site.) Patriarchy (gone wild!) – Warren Jeffs is a cult leader and has been arrested for having sex with minors. This video is difficult to watch as it touches on incest and violates many of the norms and mores or our society. But it is important to understand that variations in culture allow groups to determine their own way of social life – and this is a good example of patriarchy gone wild.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1cTk2cJQac (Links to an external site.) As we live in a patriarchal society, I know that some of you want to know what life would be like living under Matriarchy. Please watch this film and see how modern life is competing with this matriarchal ancient society.

In our society we generally marry someone of the same social class, which is termed endogamy. A good example of exogamy, marry outside of one’s social class is Disney Princess films, such as Snow White: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwVkDo2oYag (Links to an external site.)