What is Matriarchy?
'''Matriarchy''' is a social [[organization]] where the [[mother]] or oldest [[female]] heads a [[family]] or social group.<ref name=Leeming552>''Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion: L-Z'', ed. David A. Leeming; Kathryn Madden; Stanton Marlan (Berlin: Springer VS, 2008), p. 552</ref> Descent and relationships are decided through the female line.<ref name=Leeming552/> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Relationships]] [[Category:Sociology]] {{stub}}