Heteropatriarchy

Heteropathy (from heterosexuality and patriarchy ) is a socio-political system in which men and heterosexuality have an advantage over other genders and sexual orientations . This term suggests that the discrimination that women and LGBT people experience has a common basis - the sexist principles of social organization ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Heterosexual men are given the upper hand over other genders; they are awarded and encouraged by a heteropatriarchal society. ^[6]

From the point of view of feminism , the term patriarchy describes the hierarchy of the family, in which the father is the main power, and the woman obeys. With the development of queer theory in the 1980s-1990s, and the raising of the issue of heteronormativity and gender binarity , this type of domination began to be described not only in the context of gender and gender (male domination over women, masculinity over femininity ), but also in the context of sexuality ( heteronormativity and heterosexuality over other sexual orientations and cisgenderness over other types of sexual identification ). ^{[1] [3] [7]} The term heteropatriarchy is derived from the previous less specific term patriarchy and emphasizes that the formation of a male dominant society is based on the cultural processes of sexism / heterosexism. ^[eight]

Heteropathic patriarchy is a system of social domination in which heterosexual men have privileges and are regularly awarded for the manifestation of masculine traits. In contrast, women and people who display traits considered feminine receive less social privilege. Historically, this was manifested, for example, economically - in unequal wages, inability for women to own land, etc. ^[9]

Heteropathy is an aspect of the popular feminist analysis used to explain the modern social structure based on a hierarchical system of interrelated forces of power and oppression. In this structure, men occupy the highest positions of power, and women experience most of the social oppression. ^[10] This organization of society is reinforced by gender stereotypes that attribute to women and men traits of femininity and masculinity. ^[eleven]

One of the building blocks of this system is the declaration of the nuclear family as a typical, “right” family unit; such a model dictates the need for the presence of two heterosexual parents with the ability to produce offspring to create a family. ^[12] Within this family structure, men retain power over women, positioning themselves as “breadwinners” and retaining control over wealth / resources. This practice is supported by institutions such as education, which target boys in respected fields such as the exact sciences, and girls in simpler and less respected types of work; employers who do not allow women to senior positions; and religion.

The separation of heteropatriarchy and patriarchy emphasizes that a culture in which heterosexual men are the most valuable members of society is impossible without sexism in this society and the exclusion of non-heterosexual members from it.

Heteropatriarchy is believed to have become the dominant ideology in ancient Greece during the war when brute force and strength were valued. As these traits became popular, female traits were simultaneously condemned. This ideology was promoted through the colonization and spread of Eurocentric culture. ^{[3] [13]}