Wealth Stratification Leads to MalePatrilinial Inheritance

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No matrilennial society has ever got rich. So, for you, as a man, if you so, i did my ph d. And zambia, the bemba influence, im bembe a a bembe man would have to go and perform two years of bride service for your wife's parents. You demend to work on their land. You don't with your own kin. You're just a million well, and you thornow overtime. No greater authority, but you come with nothing, and you're treated not great. That's when you're asking, matrilennial societis become patrilennial? Yes? Why? Ye o.

Around the world and for most of history, human societies have been dominated by men. Why? Professor and author of the forthcoming “The Great Gender Divergence”, Dr. Alice Evans, joins Adam to explain how male governance springs from systems of inheritance, why matrilineal systems tend to convert to patrilineal ones, and why we’re seeing progress on gender equality around the world. You can follow Alice's work on Twitter at @_alice_evans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.