Patriarchy = institutionalized dominance, hierarchy, coercion, ownership of people & resources Matriarchy = kinship, shared power & social organization w/out domination Thinking all power corrupts is a patriarchal myth, not a universal law. Patriarchy is expansionist, not inevitable. It spreads by convincing people that domination is natural, hierarchy is necessary & no other system could possibly work. Over time, that belief gets mistaken for truth. Patriarchy only looks permanent because its c