(07-26-2014, 11:27 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:There are some cultures in India that are the same way. I remember doing a report on a subset of people where the child took the mothers name, the land was in the mothers name, and the child had multiple fathers. Anthropology class was funÂ(07-26-2014, 11:12 PM)ExKage Wrote:(07-26-2014, 07:13 PM)Edgar Wrote: That aside, you guys have derailed from talking about gender roles...To who would win in a fight between a Lalafell and anything bigger than a Lalafell.The idea is, is there anything that is considered an equalizer to account for physical differences. Society generally goes on with the idea that women are "lower" because they are physically weaker and not as strong as men. What can be stated as the "equalizer" for females can pretty much be the same reason why Lalafell are considered just as strong and equal in battle as a Roegaydn. Or vice versa.
I don't see how the two are related in any way. *shrugs*
Not every society takes that standpoint, even though women in the real world are physically weaker than men. Â There's at least one culture that I can think of in New Zealand that is fiercely matriarchal. Â I want to say that some subsets of Tibetan society are also matriarchal. Â And even though Chinese culture was very patriarchal, women actually ran the family unit prior to the revolution there.
Men are born with more skeletal muscle tissue while women usually have more adipose, so technically they are stronger than women...technically. Things start to change as the body grows older and you account for physical activities and diet.Â
Eorzea seems to be pretty much like the society we see today. Actually a little better as women seem to be deployed to the frontlines alongside men while last I checked the American military seems to frown upon that sort of behavior. I know they still dont allow women onto submarines. All 3 branches of government seem to be held my women as well which should speak volumes about how equal the sexes are treated.
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