Tradition stands that women, when getting married, take the last name of the husband. In the past this used to represent how the women, who was considered property, was being transferred from her father (whose last name she used to have) to the husband (whose last name she receives after marriage). With the rise of feminism and the gain of women’s rights, why does this practice still persist in today’s society?
One explanation is known as hegemonic masculinity, which in short is defined as the condition when the men are dominant and privileged but these qualities are invisible. Meaning that the husband’s name is adopted because they are considered dominant, but it goes unnoticed because it is considered the social norm. That’s why it goes
One explanation is known as hegemonic masculinity, which in short is defined as the condition when the men are dominant and privileged but these qualities are invisible. Meaning that the husband’s name is adopted because they are considered dominant, but it goes unnoticed because it is considered the social norm. That’s why it goes