In spite of all the racist and sexist controversy surrounding Duck Dynasty in recent months, the show managed to have its own section of books in the FCS. No show or set of books better represents patriarchy than the Duck Dynasty. The show and a majority of their books on this shelf are male centered and male dominated. At its core are men, and according to the books at the top of the photo, women are "behind the beards". The women watch the kids, cook the dinners, and are dependent on the men who are the bread winners. The women are portrayed as caring, subordinate and cooperative according to the description on the back of the books. The men are described as patriarchs, strong, and adventurous. The men and women of Duck Dynasty (based on these books) participate in a patriarchal culture. The women are beautiful, the men are tough; the women are vulnerable, the men are protective. In this culture, masculinity and femininity and the respective characteristics of each are simply nature (Johnson, 1997).
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