Equality and fraternity in human relations are more an unattainable ideal than reality. In life, much more often in various structures and relationships of people, someone should dominate. This applies to the family, and small groups, and society as a whole. Both in formal and in informal associations without a leader, without one who will assume great responsibility and make decisions, development is practically impossible.
But to dominate - it means, rather, not so much
to manage how much to suppress, to prevail, to be higher or more powerful. It is also able to impose one’s will. Let's try to figure out whether it is natural for a person to be a leader or a subordinate and what it depends on.
If you look at the animal world, then dominating there means that you have more opportunities for survival, for reproduction and transmission of your genes. In almost every school there is a leader. He makes important decisions, and the rest of the individuals obey. The situation is similar in humans. In ancient times, tribes had their leaders or leaders. Moreover, the dominant position was often explained by the psychophysiological characteristics of the individual. That is, a higher level of testosterone, a muscular and strong body, the ability to find better food and defeat rivals predetermined whether the individual will become the head of the community. With the development of commodity-money relations, as well as the invention of weapons, the priorities and required characteristics of the leader began to change.
A dominant man no longer has to be physically strong and hardy. Often, he possesses power or money, which increases his ability to provide his family and close associates with a higher standard of living. It is these attributes that allow him to dominate. This, however, is a mechanism that is deeply embedded in the human subconscious. The child obeys the parents, because they provide him with what is necessary for his survival. Women choose strong or rich men who can transfer the best genes or give offspring conditions for development.
But what about changing roles? Why are men not always the head of the family? After all, there were also epochs of matriarchy, and even now the weaker sex is often in a stronger social and material position, not to mention the psychological one. It seems that the factors that determine a person’s ability to dominate, that is, impose his will,
lead, predetermine the actions of others - many. However, priority ones are psychophysiological. This concept includes features of temperament. Sanguine and choleric are more likely to dominate than melancholic. An important role is played by
accentuations of character, that is, pronounced
personality traits. To suppress, you need to at least subconsciously feel stronger and more significant than someone in terms of intelligence, abilities, volitional or status parameters. Paradoxically, the desire to dominate in certain relationships is often manifested in people with both
lowered self-esteem and overpriced. And often frustrations play a large role in such inclinations - repressed, unrealized feelings, the desire to "restore their rights" and satisfy the need for recognition. For better or worse, the question is complex. But dominance is due to the very nature of man.