Question

In what way are matriarchal and patriarchal societies alike?

Answer 1

Answer:

In a patriarchal society, the male member or the father is considered as the head of the family. In this, the property is passed on from father to son, that is, the succession is passed on from the father. In comparison, in a matriarchal society, the female member of the mother is considered as the head of the family and is the bread earner.  

In patriarchal societies, the father's kins are considered more important, while in matriarchal societies, the mother's kins are considered more important. In a patriarchal society, the child gets the surname of his father, while in a matriarchal society, the child gets the surname of his mother.  

Thus, in a patriarchal society, the men held at the center position and the most important part of society. While in matriarchal society, it is the female who is at the center position and the most important part of the society.  

Answer 2

In both patriarchal and matriarchal, one of the two sexes is at a dominant stage. In the patriarchal society,  male is dominant and he owns the property and title while in a matriarchal society, female is at a dominant position and she owns the property and title. In both the societies , whosoever is dominant , drives the legal, political , social and economic structure of the society