How Culture Normalises Patriarchy
Norms matter, but how exactly? What are the preci…
ROCKING OUR PRIORS · Dr Alice Evans
June 9, 202325m 24s
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Show Notes
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