Were colonial societies completely patriarchal why or why not? Answer the WHY NOT portion

Name

University

Course

Tutor

Date

Thesis Statement

The colonial societies were not completely patriarchal . Given the nature of colonization and the effect it had , the communities did not have time for patriarchal system of government . The violence that was inflicted on women was enough for them and men need not add insult to an injury . On the other hand , the men were also negatively affected by colonization and in most issues they were not set apart from women During this time , both men and women were at the

mercy of their colonizers (Wall , p67

Why Patriarchal System Was Not an Optional

Colonization is characterized by a foreign country or outside force dominating a community , particular nation or a society . When a country is colonized it means that the foreigner has taken over institutionally systematically , politically and historically . The foreign country therefore assumes the control of your nation . The colonizers took the place of men in the societies (Moane , p345 ) The men did not have voice in the community and took the back seat . On the other hand , the women were treated by colonizers in the same way they would have been treated in a patriarchal system . In some countries such as Hawaii , women were dragged to the neighboring docks and were used to serve the British soldiers , sailors as well as the whaling ships which were coming to the ports (Wall , p89 ) Colonization was characterized by sexism , homophobia classism and other forms of oppression which were more harmful compared to the oppression within the patriarchal system (Moane , p456

According to Geraldine Moane , who was an Irish sociologist and political scientist , he gave his perspective regarding colonization and patriarchy . He pointed out that most systems of domination and oppression which colonize nations , people and states are similar to strategies used by men to dominate women . Therefore , it is either a society is characterized by colonization or patriarchy . That is why patriarchy was not applicable during colonization (Moane , p455

The first strategy used by the colonizers was a display of ethno-cultural superiority . This was historically made use of by the colonizers to make justification of their domination over the society 's intelligence , their way of life as well as their rationality which appeared superior . In patriarchy system , men claim the same superiority and use similar strategy (Steven , p321 ) For instance , the way men think , how they perceive things and their drive for autonomy versus the women 's wimpy schemes used to make them remain in relationships . The feeling of superiority is what men use to oppress women (Wall , p56

The second method or strategy used by colonizers to keep the societies back in their place was to assert their authority by claiming that the lives of people revolved around them . They said they were the center of the world and everyone else was a lesser being and described them as `the other . The same strategy is applied by men in patriarchal system and men apply the same notion that women are not...