Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. patriarchy

patriarchy

patriarchy

n.

1. a society in which descent and inheritance is patrilineal, that is, traced through the male only. See unilateral descent. See also descent group.

2. more loosely, a family, group, or society in which men are dominant. Compare matriarchy. —patriarchal adj.

Related Terms

subordinate clause

subordinate clause see clause; embedded sentence.

encephalitis

encephalitis n. inflammation of the brain, typically caused...

conditioned stimulus preexposure effect

conditioned stimulus preexposure effect see latent inhibiti...

self-evaluation

self-evaluation n. see self-concept.

arthrometer

arthrometer n. see goniometer.

sensory cue

sensory cue a visual, tactual, olfactory, gustatory, or aud...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter P

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact