Austin Roney
10/8/15
Throughout history it has been a common practice for the female to take the males name of whom she married. This practice started because when a woman was married off to another man it was seen as a transfer of property. Even though the reasoning behind this seems barbaric to us now it is still commonly practiced. One reason for this could be the ideal of Hegemonic Masculinity. Hegemonic Masculinity is the idea that men are dominant and privileged and that this dominance is invisible. In many aspects of society, especially in the workplace, men are presented with many advantages in comparison with women. However, in this instance I don’t believe that this is behind the transfer of last names during marriage. Every culture
10/8/15
Throughout history it has been a common practice for the female to take the males name of whom she married. This practice started because when a woman was married off to another man it was seen as a transfer of property. Even though the reasoning behind this seems barbaric to us now it is still commonly practiced. One reason for this could be the ideal of Hegemonic Masculinity. Hegemonic Masculinity is the idea that men are dominant and privileged and that this dominance is invisible. In many aspects of society, especially in the workplace, men are presented with many advantages in comparison with women. However, in this instance I don’t believe that this is behind the transfer of last names during marriage. Every culture