Dominator culture

Dominator culture refers to a model of society where fear and force maintain rigid understandings of power and superiority within a hierarchical structure.^[1] Futurist and writer Riane Eisler first popularized this term in her book The Chalice and the Blade (HarperCollins San Francisco, 1987).^[2] In it, Eisler positions the dominator model in contrast to the partnership model, a more egalitarian structure of society founded on mutual respect among its inhabitants. In dominator culture, men rule over women, whereas partnership culture values men and women equally.

Other theorists, including Terence McKenna and bell hooks, have expanded on the implications and impact of dominator culture.^[3]^[4] They, among others, argue that adherence to the dominator model over the partnership model denies the possibility of a more equal society, systematically allowing for the persecution of those who are "dominated"—including racial and ethnic minorities, LGBT people, and women.

^ Eisler, Riane (1 October 2005). "The Battle Over Human Possibilities: Women, Men, and Cultural Transformation". Societies of Peace. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
^ Eisler, Riane (1987). The Chalice and the Blade. San Francisco: HarperOne. ISBN 978-0062502896.
^ hooks, bell (2003). The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love. New York: Atria Books. ISBN 0743456084.
^ McKenna, Terence (1993). Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0553371304.

[:0-1] Eisler, Riane (1 October 2005). "The Battle Over Human Possibilities: Women, Men, and Cultural Transformation". Societies of Peace. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

[2] Eisler, Riane (1987). The Chalice and the Blade. San Francisco: HarperOne. ISBN 978-0062502896.

[:2-3] s, bell (2003). The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love. New York: Atria Books. ISBN 0743456084.

[:3-4] McKenna, Terence (1993). Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0553371304.

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