| This commonly accepted scenario arises from important differences between the class-dominant patrifocal family and the lower social class matrifocal family. |
| A quotation drawn from the interviews illustrates the instability of the patrifocal three-generation household. |
| Gorillas are strongly patrifocal, Chimpanzees are matrifocal, and Bonobos seem to enjoy a sort of free-love, hippy-communal existence. |
| The pivot of the problem here is adherence to a Confucian, patrifocal script for the family. |
| These nomadic hunter tribes brought with them patrifocal mythology that included the worship of a sky god, Zeus. |
| Both patrifocal and matrifocal households come about because of the need for economic betterment. |
