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{{Infobox book
|name = Patriarchy
|image = Patriarchy (book).jpg
|oclc = 154204766
|author = V. Geetha
|language = English
|country = India
|genre = Academic
|published = 2007
|publisher = Stree
|isbn = 9788185604466
}}

'''''Patriarchy''''' is a 2007 book by [[V. Geetha]], an academic activist and author on the subject of [[patriarchy]] in [[India]]. The book, written from the female perspective, is part of the "Theorizing Feminism" series published by Stree (an imprint of [[Bhatkal and Sen]])and first book on patriarchy in 1680 was written by sir Robert filmer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-bookreview/patriarchy-through-the-feminist-lens/article1446078.ece|title = Patriarchy Through the Feminist Lens|last = Swaminathan|first = Padmini|date = 2 January 2008|work = The Hindu|access-date = 22 August 2015}}</ref> Three editions have been published.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Patriarchy listing on WorldCat|publisher = OCLC|oclc = 154204766}}</ref>

== Background ==
In India, [[patriarchy]] disrupts women's lives. According to Geetha,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.saarthakindia.org/womens_situation_India.html|title = Women's Situation in India|access-date = 22 August 2015|website = Saarthak}}</ref> "Sexual violence has been blamed on a patriarchal backlash where the term 'patriarchy' is often synonymous with 'tradition{{'"}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/17/sexual-violence-india-patriarchal-narendra-modi-women-reform-rape|title = Sexual Violence in India is a Patriarchal Backlash That Must Be Stopped|last = Virmani|first = Priya|date = 17 June 2014|work = The Guardian|access-date = 22 August 2015}}</ref> [[Feminism]] has a long tradition of examining the concept of patriarchy,<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://isj.org.uk/theories-of-patriarchy/|title = Theories of Patriarchy|last = German|first = Lindsey|date = 1981|journal = International Socialism|access-date = 22 August 2015|issue = 12}}</ref> and the book attempts to demonstrate that the nature, effect, and meanings of male authority and power can only be understood through the idea of patriarchy.<ref>V.Geetha. (2007).patriarchy. theorizing feminism. series editor Maithreyi Krishnaraj. Kolkata:Mandira Sen for STREE. page 203</ref>

== Description ==
''Patriarchy'' introduces readers to [[concept]]s in [[feminist theory]] involving [[patriarchy]]. According to Geetha, "The book does not propound a theory of patriarchy; rather, it points to those areas of reality and traditions of knowledge that we might need to draw upon to define patriarchy. It indicates the need for theory-making, and shows how this may be done. Its intent is fundamentally [[pedagogical]] and is a beginners' text to help the reader consider patriarchy in all its aspects".<ref>V.Geetha. (2007).patriarchy. theorizing feminism. series editor Maithreyi Krishnaraj. Kolkata:Mandira Sen for STREE. page 3</ref>

She describes how knowledge about patriarchy cannot be easily separated from the feminist desire to generate such knowledge:<ref>V.Geetha. (2007).patriarchy. theorizing feminism. series editor Maithreyi Krishnaraj. Kolkata:Mandira Sen for STREE. page 4- 61</ref> "By understanding patriarchy, the notions of production and reproduction are important concepts". Geetha highlights unique aspects of [[Culture of India|Indian society]], such as kinship structures and the [[caste system]],<ref>V.Geetha. (2007).patriarchy. theorizing feminism. series editor Maithreyi Krishnaraj. Kolkata:Mandira Sen for STREE. page 61-131</ref> to better understand patriarchy. According to the author, "A woman's identity as a citizen and rights to equality are undercut by the fact of their gender".<ref name=":0" />

Geetha theorizes that patriarchal power "is not merely coercive ... Cultural and sexual [[norm (social)|norm]]s constitute the everyday exercise of patriarchal power".<ref>V.Geetha. (2007).patriarchy. theorizing feminism. series editor Maithreyi Krishnaraj. Kolkata:Mandira Sen for STREE. page 131- 203</ref> She also writes, "Sexuality is a crucial link between [[caste]] and gender, so that [[marriage]] and sexual rules are not only set by caste, but also the notions of right pleasure are defined by it."<ref>V.Geetha. (2007).patriarchy. theorizing feminism. series editor Maithreyi Krishnaraj. Kolkata:Mandira Sen for STREE. page 204</ref><ref>{{cite journal | pmc = 3705692 | pmid=23858264 | doi=10.4103/0019-5545.105547 | volume=55 | issue=6 | title=Indian religious concepts on sexuality and marriage | year=2013 | journal=Indian J Psychiatry | pages=S256–62 | last1 = Mahajan | first1 = PT | last2 = Pimple | first2 = P | last3 = Palsetia | first3 = D | last4 = Dave | first4 = N | last5 = De Sousa | first5 = A}}</ref>

== Academic use ==
''Patriarchy'' has been widely cited in books and papers about feminism and gender studies, especially relative to India,<ref>{{Cite book|title = Human Development in the Indian Context, Volume II: A Socio-Cultural Focus|last = Khalakdina|first = Margaret|publisher = Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd|year = 2011|isbn = 9788132105817|pages = 143}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Feminist Catholic Theological Ethics: Conversations in the World Church|last = Keenan|first = James F.|publisher = Orbis Books|year = 2014|isbn = 9781626980785}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.southasia.ox.ac.uk/sites/sias/files/documents/Heyer%20Dalits%20final.pdf|title = Dalit Women Becoming 'Housewives': Lessons from the Tiruppur Region|last = Heyer|first = Judith|date = 2011|journal = Conference on Mobility or Marginalisation|access-date = 22 August 2015|publisher = Oxford University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://search.proquest.com/openview/f2163b7908fd4620c5e84d9767f63e77/1?pq-origsite=gscholar|title = Gender and Discrimination: The Case of the Rajbanshi Women|last = Bhattacharyya|first = Moumita Ghosh|date = 2011|journal = Voice of Dalit|access-date = 22 August 2015|volume = 4|issue = 2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Images and Representation of the Rural Woman: A Study of the Selected Novels of Indian Women Writers|last = Dimri|first = Jaiwanti|publisher = Indian Institute of Advanced Study|year = 2012|isbn = 9788179860946}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title = Between Politics and Discipline: Gender Studies in an Institutional Setting|journal = Indian Journal of Gender Studies|date = 2015-06-01|issn = 0971-5215|pages = 265–281|volume = 22|issue = 2|doi = 10.1177/0971521515574607|first = Deepa|last = Sreenivas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Dalits in Neoliberal India: Mobility or Mrginalisation?|last = Heyer|first = Judith|publisher = Routledge|year = 2014|isbn = 9781138020245|pages = 210|editor-last = Still|editor-first = Clarinda|chapter = Dalit Women Becoming 'Housewives'}}</ref> and has been used at the university level.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.stree-samyabooks.com Official website]

[[Category:Books about India]]
[[Category:Feminist books]]
[[Category:Gender studies books]]

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