Theorizing PatriarchySylvia Walby provides an overview of recent theoretical debates Marxism, radical and liberal feminism, post structuralism and dual systems theory. She shows how each can be applied to a range of substantive topics from paid work, housework and the state, to culture, sexuality and violence, relying on the most up to date empirical findings. Arguing that patriarchy has been vigorously adaptable to the changes in women's position, and that some of