halle1@houxz.UUCP (J.HALLE) (06/04/84)
If Vulcan is a matriarchal society, why was it Spock, son of Sarek; Sarek, son of "Sarekpop"; McCoy, son of David? Why not Spock, son of Amanda. I could explain Spock, since Amanda was not Vulcan, but McCoy, who had Spock's essence, should get it right. And Sarek referred to his dad, I think. My speculation is: son of dad, daughter of mother. Does anyone know for sure? Is there even an answer?
friedman@uiucdcs.UUCP (06/10/84)
#R:houxz:-83700:uiucdcs:24900041:000:517 uiucdcs!friedman Jun 10 14:50:00 1984 I, for one, am not at all willing to concede the notion that Vulcan is a matriachal society. Some people derived this idea from "Amok Time", and it's popular to assume it to be true, but I don't think this is a necessary conclusion from that episode or from anything else in the TV episodes. I don't think it squares well with Sarek's activities, either in "Journey to Babel" or in ST III. Nor does it seem "logical" (equality of the sexes does). I think we should just forget the idea that Vulcan is matriarchal.
judd@umcp-cs.UUCP (06/22/84)
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Re: Matriarcal vs non-Matriarcal Vulcan society
1) Vulcan society USED to be matriarchy. Society retains matriarchal flavor
for formal events.
2)Females preside over serimonies involving birth, rebirth, marriage....
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