Perhaps patriarchy's greatest psychological weapon is simply its universality and longevity... Patriarchy has a still more tenacious or powerful hold through its successful habit of passing itself off as nature.

Kate Millett

Sexual Politics

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Patriarchy

Author

Kate Millett

Source

Sexual Politics

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Millett, Kate. Sexual Politics. Doubleday, 1970, ch. 2.

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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

Philip K. Dick

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Nature of reality
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Philip K. Dick
Medium
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Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
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Dick, Phillip. "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later." 1978, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, USA. Speech.

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"Beauty" is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West it is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact.

Naomi Wolf

The Beauty Myth

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Patriarchy Beauty

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Naomi Wolf
Source
The Beauty Myth
Genre
Sociology
Language
English
Time
1990 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. Chatto & Windus, 1990.