The Emergence Machine

Patriarchy

abstract · Anthropology · Level 11 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

patriarchy emerges from family. It requires culture, time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “patriarchy” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
patriarchy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L7L2L1L0PatriarchyAuthorityPowerSocietyCommunityFamily… intermediate l…HoldExerciseForceFormActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPatriarchyL11HoldL2FamilyL7AuthorityL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Hold L2 (requires)
    Patriarchy: A social system in which men hold primary authority and power within families and societies over a sustained period, often perpetuating male dominance through kinship, inheritance, and social norms.
  • Family L7 (foundational) Sociology sense
    Family provides the foundational basis for understanding patriarchy.
  • Authority L10 (requires) polysemous
    Patriarchy: A social system in which men hold primary authority and power within families and societies over a sustained period, often perpetuating male dominance through kinship, inheritance, and social norms.