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Paternalism debate!	by RandomMan	2003-06-06 10:41:16
umm	by Celticess	2003-06-06 15:19:01
paternalism can be used as refrence of relious state it also is a statement implying "of the father"... maternalism is "of the mother" If you were talking about paternalism of the government that would imply male dominated governance if you were talking on maternalization you'd be talking about things like matriarchy ... Here is an official definition: From oxford dictionairy: paternalism noun policy of restricting freedom and responsibility by well-meant regulations. paternalistic /-"ls-/ adjective. (from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) paternalism noun [U] USUALLY DISAPPROVING an attitude of people in authority which results in them making decisions for other people which are often beneficial but which prevent those people from taking responsibility for their own lives paternalist noun [C] USUALLY DISAPPROVING paternalistic adjective MAINLY DISAPPROVING --- paternal: oxford: paternal /p"t:n()l/ adjective 1 of father, fatherly. 2 related through father. (from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) paternal adjective of or like a father: He's very paternal (= showing the affectionate feelings of a father) - it's lovely to see him with the baby. My paternal grandparents (= My father's parents) were Irish. Compare maternal. paternally adverb paternity noun [U] 1 the fact of being a father or connected with being a father: Increasingly, the unmarried father of a child in Europe registers his paternity at the baby's birth. Does your firm give paternity leave (= time a man is allowed away from work when his wife or partner is having a child)? 2 FORMAL the origin of an idea or invention
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