Is DR a patriarchal or matriarchal society?

[Joshua R]

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

No Dominican has ever shouted or moaned, "Ay papi" when shot in the gut!~!
HB

That is soooooooooo true! hahaha but they do make you say "Son papi" when one of your friends is bending your hand or something like that know what i mean

[samanasuenos]

Hmn.............definitely patriarchal

I have to profer that woman-led households are ones in which the macho chose to fly the coop and the Mama is stuck with the kiddies. I have never heard a Domincan female aspire to running a family, alone.

Just my grouchy three centavos,
Samana - and just how IS my airport coming this week anyway?

[Lambada]

Originally Posted by Onions&carrots

Chirimoya, reading your posts are like reading a textbook- lengthy verbiage, pedantic, dull- need I say more?

Perhaps she writes for intelligent people? I found it neither dull, nor pedantic and if you consider anything beyond 3 sentences lengthy.........

I would also ask to whom in the family the remittances are sent? My vote would be matriarchal.

[Jostan]

Originally Posted by Lambada

Perhaps she writes for intelligent people? I found it neither dull, nor pedantic and if you consider anything beyond 3 sentences lengthy.........

I would also ask to whom in the family the remittances are sent? My vote would be matriarchal.

I dont even know what pedantic is Anyway, after looking up what the definition of patriarchal and matriarchal is exactly, I would definetly say patriarchal. A lot of women do raise their children alone and are the boss in the house, but as soon as she finds a new man or another (adult) man comes in the house, he is in charge.