We have been living in a family since childhood. We are surrounded by parents, grandparents, if there are, then uncles and aunts. This, of course, is at best. We know that the family is a unit of society, perhaps the most powerful. It is complete and incomplete, monogamous and polygamous. It is divided into types and types. Its most common type is patriarchal. This is what will be discussed in our article.
The main man!
From the name it is clear that the patriarchal family is the one in which the husband, the father predominates. It is he who makes the most important and significant decisions, he decides the fate of children and is the manager of the family budget. This refers to the classic version of this concept.
Why did the transition happen?
According to ethnographic data, the patriarchal family became the next after the matriarchal, when women dominated. With the formation of communities, women lost their rights, which men began to fully enjoy. The whole community was subordinate to one person - the father. Such concepts as the heir and the right of inheritance appeared.
The heir to the throne
From history, we know that by right of succession in royal families the king-father transferred the throne to the eldest of sons. It did not matter the age of the heir: until he came of age, all the functions of the monarch were carried out by the guardian.
Stereotypes
There are various types of families; patriarchal is the most common option. Some canons are already in oblivion, such as the right of inheritance. Still in such surnames the main thing is a man. Although society has become democratic and equitable, very often it is the husband who remains the sole breadwinner. A woman, as in ancient times, pulls the stereotype of the keeper of the hearth.
Why is he the head?
In such a cell of society as the traditional patriarchal family, the wife submits to her husband (the unspoken rule). The man received his dominant role mainly due to his economic independence. Once it works, it means it earns income. Having concentrated in his hands the financial possibilities of the surname, he makes significant decisions for her. This applies to additional activities of the child, a new purchase for his wife or at home, holiday planning, and the like. Very often the spouse also works, but the spouse is still engaged in the budget, even if her financial contribution is not less than her husband's income.
Types
The modern patriarchal family has several types:
1. When the main income belongs to the spouse, and the woman is quite satisfied with this state of affairs. There are common interests, communication takes place, mutual understanding reigns. This is a type of happy family: he and she are happy with each other.
2. When the husband does not have the main income, but only temporary, the woman is the main earner. A hurt husband will sooner or later begin to rebel. The reason is simple: the spouse seeks to subjugate the spouse, but she does not like that the husband does not provide for her and the children. This union is doomed.
3. The third type, which is based on economic benefits. The husband is not so young, but rich, the wife is young, but without education and money. Marriage is by mutual agreement and agreement.
As life shows, the patriarchal family is quite satisfied with the female gender. A man, he is also a representative of the stronger sex, is the main pillar of their union. In contrast to the violation of women's rights, she stands behind her husband, which means that she and her children are provided with protection and care.