Patriarchy
Subject in Social Sciences
Patriarchy has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
David GearyEvolutionary psychologist, cognitive scientist, and professor at the University of Missouri
Geary argues that the patriarchy is real and stems from male kin coalitions that built institutions and are motivated to dominate them.
“well, the patriarchy, I guess, you know, we hear a lot about that and, you know, a lot of debate about it, but basically my argument is that, well, yeah, it's real”
Modern Wisdom: How War Shaped Human Evolution - David Geary - #1172 (Nov 5, 2026) · Listen from 44:20
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
Episodes
How War Shaped Human Evolution - David Geary - #1172Modern Wisdom · Nov 5, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Evolutionary psychologist David Geary tells Chris Williamson how male coalitional warfare, status competition, and technology shaped human brain evolution and modern behavior.