Science, Tech, Math › Social Sciences Matrifocality Print Social Sciences Sociology Key Concepts Major Sociologists News & Issues Research, Samples, and Statistics Recommended Reading Psychology Archaeology Economics Ergonomics By Ashley Crossman Updated on March 04, 2016 Read More Patriarchy By Ashley Crossman Definition: Matrifocality is a concept referring to households that consist of one or more adult women and their children without the presence of fathers. Single-parent families headed by women, for example, are matrifocal since they day-to-day life of the family is organized around the mother. Examples: Single-parent families headed by women are matrifocal since they day-to-day life of the family is organized around the mother. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Crossman, Ashley. "Matrifocality." ThoughtCo, Jan. 29, 2020, thoughtco.com/matrifocality-3026403. Crossman, Ashley. (2020, January 29). Matrifocality. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/matrifocality-3026403 Crossman, Ashley. "Matrifocality." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/matrifocality-3026403 (accessed May 8, 2024). copy citation