A social system in which men occupy positions of social, economic, and political power from which women are excluded.

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Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold positions of power and women are excluded from these positions. Matriarchy, on the other hand, is a social system in which women hold positions of power and authority. Double descent groups are societies in which individuals inherit from both their mother and father's lineages, while parallel descent groups are societies in which individuals only inherit from one parent's lineage. Neither of these options relates to the exclusion of women from positions of power, making B the correct answer.

A Social System in Which Men Occupy Positions of Social