Patriarchy Flashcards
Patriarchy meaning
Form of social organisation where the father/oldest male is the head of the family
John Rolfe famous wife
Pocahontas
John Rolfe book
A True Discourse (1626)
John Rolfe wrote to ? when he married Pocahontas
Sir Thomas Dale (Deputy Governor of Virginia 1611-16)
Patriarchy about
Authority
Hierarchy
Order
English applied words/phrases to Virginia that were
Familiar ways of thinking about their society
Adapting to different circumstances in Virginia
Household
Inhabitants of a house considered collectively
The family and the domestic inhabitants
Master
Person (man) who had authority, direction or control over the actions of others
Masters of families
Male head of a house/household
Employer of a servant or apprentice
Later the owner of a slave
Words acquired cultural capital
Because of the societal differences in the colonies