Patronymy

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Neither of the two other Rodolfi in the oath can be Rodolfo di Andrea, it should he added, for they have other patronymies; and there are almost no other Rodolfi in the documents.

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The practice of women taking their husbands' names has been critiqued but little discussion of the impact of patronymy on children has occurred.

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Patronymy often reflects and reinforces a number of gender stereotypes. It is claimed that: By the rules of patronymy, therefore, the woman is symbolically compelled into a posture of existential derivation, dependence, and submission.

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In what follows, I will argue that the ongoing legal and social tolerance of patronymy reinforces a monovocal notion of womanhood, thereby striking at the heart of women's right to liberty and unique personality.

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