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geography and patriarchy  

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  • Patriarchy refers to a set of hierarchical power relations between men and women in which men are able to dominate women and masculinity is privileged over femininity. Such gender domination takes place at all levels of social interactions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Patriarchy, Geography And]

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