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and control of property.Sociologist Sylvia Walby defines patriarchy as "a system of social structures and practices in which men dominate, oppress, and exploit women".Social stratification along gender lines, with power predominantly held by men, has been observed in most, but not all societies.The concept of patriarchy is also related to patrilineality in a anthropological sense, although

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