Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0
Paper 1
A society in which men hold most authority in families and public life.
Revise: ContextA patriarchal society is one in which men hold most authority in families and public life. Women were expected to obey fathers and husbands; the English marriage service included a bride’s promise to obey her husband. Marriage and motherhood were important social expectations, though women’s actual lives varied with wealth and circumstances.
- Revise: Gender and identity