Riane Eisler

Austrian-American sociologist · United States · Academics · Born 1931 · age 95

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2019“I think that being an outsider has been very important for me because it made it possible for me to take a different look at the world we live in and at my place in it.”In their wordsDecember 2019Integral Leadership Review (December 2019)Read the whole statement

“We’re told we are bad. That’s inherent in us, so we have to be rigidly controlled by those on top.”In their wordsDecember 2019Integral Leadership Review (December 2019)Read the whole statement

“85% of our brain architecture is formed in the first five years.”In their wordsDecember 2019Integral Leadership Review (December 2019)Read the whole statement

“Why do these people always have returning to a “traditional” male dominated, punitive family as a top priority?..”In their wordsDecember 2019Integral Leadership Review (December 2019)Read the whole statement

“...The truth of the matter is the “traditional socialization” for men is never, never to be like a woman. In other words, the only emotions men get are contempt and anger.”In their wordsDecember 2019Integral Leadership Review (December 2019)Read the whole statement

“I always believe in showing the benefits of change.”In their wordsDecember 2019Integral Leadership Review (December 2019)Read the whole statement

1931Born22 July 1931

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I think that being an outsider has been very important for me because it made it possible for me to take a different look at the world we live in and at my place in it.
Dec 2019, Integral Leadership Review (December 2019), Own words
My research came out of my very early traumas. Out of questions like, does it really have to be this way? Does there have to be so much cruelty and violence, and insensitivity?
Dec 2019, Integral Leadership Review (December 2019), Own words
We’re told we are bad. That’s inherent in us, so we have to be rigidly controlled by those on top.
Dec 2019, Integral Leadership Review (December 2019), Own words

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Spouse: David Elliot Loye

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Riane Tennenhaus Eisler is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and author who writes about the effect of gender and family politics historically on societies, and vice versa. She is best known for her 1987 book, The Chalice and the Blade, in which she coined the terms "partnership" and "dominator".

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