Although the context of its usage has changed over the centuries, patriarchy remains, at its heart, a question of power and gender. Historically, patriarchy was used to refer to a cultural system that gave inheritance rights to the male's line. Women changed their last names and became part of their husband's clan, family, or people. Men had the right to inherit land, property, money, and titles; a woman's claim was subservient to the man's, despite its validity, if it was recognized at all. In contemporary society, the effects of historical patriarchy can be seen to this day: most women still take their husbands' last names upon marriage. Heterosexual cisgendered white men, despite rapidly approaching minority status, still hold the bulk of wealth and political power in our country.