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How Patriarchy Influences Marriages

The chosen topic for exploration in the literature review is "how patriarchy influences marriages." The topic is the best to explore especially coming at a time when there has been a paradigm shift in the role of women in society today. The reserve of women is no longer in the kitchen and just taking care of families as they are breaking the set glass ceilings to pursue careers thought to be for men. Relatively, as a result of the increased rates of divorce, women are increasingly becoming the new heads of families. Moreover, women are now taking part in making decisions in marriages. There is the likelihood of encountering the idea of the unfair treatment of women in marriages. Through the exploration of the chick lit materials, one gets a better perspective of how patriarchy marriages affect marriages from the standpoint of women who encounter the effects at most.

Mattebol, Lindkvist and Pedersen et al. (n.p.) voiced the findings of UNFPA (2014) who denoted women and girls as highly discriminated by culture especially in a patriarchy society. The other thing that might stand out is how the patriarchy system influences the decisions on women's reproductive health. The author noted that the gender inequity perspective comes in handy in the explanation of how the patriarchal culture influences the decisions about women's productive health. Zielinski (n.p.) denotes the meaning of marriage as deeply entrenched in patriarchy and gender inequality such that there is no need to get into marriage if the man is not willing to ignore all traditional practices in marriage. The CBE International (n.p.) termed culture and era as some of the influencers of the patriarchal aspect of marriages.

Works Cited

CBE International. "Marriage: Patriarchal, Sacramental or Covenantal?" 2018. Retrieved from https://www.cbeinternational.org/resources/article/priscilla-papers/marriage-patriarchal-sacramental-or-covenantal. Accessed on 25/10/2018

Mattebol, Magdalena, Lindkvist, Madeleine & Pedersen, Chrsitina. "The influence of a patriarchal culture on women’s reproductive decision-making: exploring the perceptions of 15 Nepali healthcare providers." Retrieved from https://www.rcm.org.uk/learning-and-career/learning-and-research/ebm-articles/the-influence-of-a-patriarchal-culture-on. Accessed on 25/10/2-18

Zielinski, Caroline. "First Comes Love, then Comes Marriage. Not for Me, Thanks." The Daily Telegraph, 15th April 2015. Retrieved from https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rendezview/first-comes-love-then-comes-marriage-not-for-me-thanks/news-story/d53ae485a9015c0562b3f054427796f4. Accessed on 25/10/2018