Comment on The Suicide PhD Candidate Huixiang Chen (2019)parentComments−jpmoral2ypaternalismthe policy or practice on the part of people in authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to or otherwise dependent on them in their supposed interest.−nelblu2yThank you! I didn't know this meaning of the term. I always heard it as being used to describe a male dominated culture.−jpmoral2yMaybe you're thinking of 'patriarchy'?
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paternalism
the policy or practice on the part of people in authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to or otherwise dependent on them in their supposed interest.
Thank you! I didn't know this meaning of the term. I always heard it as being used to describe a male dominated culture.
Maybe you're thinking of 'patriarchy'?