Why do children always have to take their father s surname in China, and the same is true in foreign

As we all know, in the primitive society period, human beings were dominated by matrilineal society, but later, due to the changes in social production relations, it gradually evolved into a later patriarchal society, and male power was higher than women's rights, which is why people should follow their father's surname, because in social production, men are in an absolute leadership position, and women's status is relatively low. Although men and women are equal in today's society, this tradition has continued more extensively. In fact, not only in China, but even in the world, this is a common phenomenon, and in Europe and the United States and other countries, after marriage, it is even more excessive to have a wife with her husband's surname!

In China, there are already many young couples whose children take their mother's surname, which cannot but be said to be a kind of social progress and the emancipation of human thought.

According to Article 16 of China's Marriage Law, "a child may take either his father's surname or his mother's surname." ”

The child takes his father's surname and gives the man a sense of responsibility and pride.

Generally speaking, yes, for example, in countries such as Japan and the United States, women take their husband's surname after marrying a man.

So children are all of them, and of course there will be exceptions, but there are fewer of them.

Yes, it is a traditional social system that has lasted for thousands of years for children to take their father's surname, but now there are also children who take their mother's surname.

I don't know what others think, first of all, I can accept it, the child follows the mother's surname, although it is not the mainstream now, but many people are psychologically acceptable, and with the development of society, more and more people will accept it.

First, historically, in the early matrilineal clans, humans took their mother's surname. For example, in the pre-Qin period, Ji, Ji, Jiang, and Ying ......A large number of dignitaries' surnames contain the word "female", which originally belonged to the mother's surname, and the child inherited these surnames with the mother's surname. In fact, even the word "surname" itself is evidence.

Of course, this is closely related to the social environment at that time, in the prehistoric era when there was no marriage system, the father of the child could not be determined, and the mother's surname could only be used. This is a historical tradition, although the times are old, but it can also become a kind of psychological basis for the present.

Second, from a practical point of view, China's marriage law also clearly stipulates that children can take their father's surname and their mother's surname. This is an express clause written in black and white, which shows that the state does not think that there is anything wrong with the child taking the mother's surname, as long as the husband and wife discuss it well, it is reasonable and legal for the child to follow the father's surname or the mother's surname, and others are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks. To give you a real example, I have a friend who gave birth to two sons, the eldest of whom takes his father's surname, and the second one who takes his mother's surname, and the family is harmonious, and even the old in-laws of the previous generation get along more harmoniously because of the surnames of their grandsons and grandchildren.

Third, looking forward to the future, people's understanding of inheritance will become more and more rational, and it may not be a problem at all who the child's surname is. In the traditional concept of the Chinese, the reason why they have insisted on the issue of surnames for thousands of years is that they feel that if children do not follow their own surnames, especially if their sons do not follow their own surnames, the incense will be broken, because daughters will marry in the future, which is "other family", and sons can marry daughters-in-law, which is "their own family". In fact, from a scientific point of view, genetic genes or DNA are decreasing according to the law, sons and daughters each have half of your genes, grandchildren and grandchildren, each have a quarter of your genes, whether they follow your surname or not, and this is the result.

Therefore, based on the popularization of science, people's understanding of family lineage and understanding of surnames is also changing, and young people are now much more enlightened about their children's surnames than before. It is foreseeable that in the future of more and more developed science and technology, people's understanding of this kind of problem will be more rational, as long as the child is healthy and healthy.

I should have been born with my surname. So now I will tell you why the child takes his father's surname. So what happens if you take your mother's surname? Clause.

1. If you follow your mother's surname, you will not be able to recognize your ancestors after a few generations. This generation is surnamed Zhang, the next generation is surnamed Wang, and the next generation is surnamed Li, and the genealogy is very chaotic and cannot be written at all. Therefore, the clarity of the patrilineal blood relationship brings benefits to the survival of the group with the closed front and the clan concept formed thereby, and the paternal kinship becomes clearer and more refined with the paternal surname, so that it is possible to establish a multi-level patrilineal family organization according to the distance of the kinship, so that the group is more viable.

Clause. 2. From the perspective of legacy and transmission, the genetic information of the Y chromosome is steadily inherited with males, so the paternal surname just happens to be consistent with the genetic facts. Clause.

3. With the mother's surname, men have no sense of belonging and security. Men feel that they have not passed on the family lineage, and their sense of responsibility will not be so strong, and when there is a problem with their feelings, it is easy to leave the tent and stare at the family. Taking the father's surname can enhance men's sense of identity and responsibility for their children, which is conducive to men's active participation in the child-rearing process and escort the common offspring.

Therefore, the child's father's surname is only to indicate the child's paternal line ** (the maternal line's ** is clear and unmistakable), and it is reasonable for people to choose the child's father's surname, which has nothing to do with male rights, women's rights, and nothing to do with bride price, car, or house. The original reason had nothing to do with the succession, but it was only because the child followed his father's surname so that the patrilineal blood relationship could be traced that the patrilineal clan concept was gradually formed.

I don't think it's a matter of course for a child to follow his father, and my mother can also fight for the right to take the surname, and my neighbor's child's surname is with his mother's surname.

The child's father's surname is actually to stipulate that the child's rights and obligations are directed to the patrilineal family. The child's surname is changed to indicate which family inheritance he has and which family has responsibilities and obligations for the affairs of the family.

The child's father's surname makes the flow of the inheritance always favorable to the male's immediate family, and also ensures that the child can always be loyal to the male family, which is the role of the surname, and why the fundamental reason why the father's surname is honored - to ensure the direction of the implementation of the rights and obligations of the patriarchal society.

In fact, it is most natural for a child to have a mother's surname.

Because the mother never has to doubt whether the child is biological, and the father does not have this natural guarantee. The tradition of following the father's surname is given by the social system, and since it has not always existed, it will not always exist.

Based on the above reasons, it is easy to understand why the marriage of the inverted door is from the mother's surname. Because the child's paternal line has no inheritance to enforce at all, and the inheritance mainly comes from the maternal line, in order to indicate that the child has the right to inherit from the maternal line, the child must follow the mother's nature.

In ancient times, the vast majority of family inheritance came from the patrilineal line, so the vast majority of children took their father's surname to indicate inheritance. In the future, the daughter will take her husband's surname, and when she loses her surname, she also loses her inheritance rights and obligations.

In modern society, the amount of property in the patrilineal and maternal lines has become closer and closer, and the general one-child has led to the uniqueness of the flow of property, and the symbolic role of the surname has gradually been lost, and it is only a concept that remains in people's minds - the so-called tradition will still exist for some time. But the concept of a social function will not last long.

1. The tradition of Chinese society from ancient times to the present.

In ancient China, it was an era of male supremacy. They respect men, so children should follow men's surnames, and this idea has been passed down for thousands of years, so that many people now have a deep-rooted idea of children with their father's surname.

The older generation thinks that it is a matter of course for children to follow their father's surname, and if the child follows the mother's surname, it is a big rebellion.

A large part of the reason why most people think that their sons should take their father's surname is because of the continuous inheritance of thousands of years of culture, which leads people to have such deep-rooted ideas.

2. Patriarchal preference and lagging thinking.

Ancient China was a society where male power was supreme, and it was also a society in which men were more patriarchal than those who were hungry or defeated. We all know that in ancient times, only men could get education and participate in politics, and the status of women was very low.

3. Women marry into men's families.

Generally, women live in men's homes, and in rural villages they have a surname, and after the child is born, they also have the same surname as other children, so that the child's social interaction will be better.

In such a society, how can there be a situation where the son takes the mother's surname? This kind of thinking continues to this day, and some people's thinking lags behind, which leads most people to take it for granted that the son follows the father's surname.

Big Goose Zhihu.