The concepts of patriarchy and androcentrism in the sociological and anthropological study of Muslim majority societies

Abstract

In this article, we examine the theoretical contributions and conceptualizations of patriarchy that have exerted the largest influence on the way sociologists and anthropologists address the study of social and gender inequalities in Muslim majority societies. We also explain the concept of androcentrism and examine its potential as a conceptual and epistemological alternative to the concept of patriarchy.