OBSTACLES AND LIMITATIONS RELATED TO GENDER ROLES IN A PATRIARCHAL AND NEO-PATRIARCHAL FAMILY ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

The family, the primary core of human society, is a social institution that is more than 4,000 years old. It has evolved from polygamy to monogamy through a great evolutionary path, and in this process, various family types have emerged. Among monogamous family types, patriarchal and neopatriarchal family types are the most widespread.

The article examines the specific characteristics of patriarchal (traditional) and neopatriarchal family types, the obstacles related to gender roles in the environment of these family models, the restrictions and sanctions directed at women by society and the family, and the discrimination caused by gender stereotypes are analyzed. The author pointed out that this discrimination is stronger in Muslim-Eastern societies, including in the family environment of Azerbaijan, and that it has a retarding effect on realizing the potential of gender as a social gender, on personal development, and on the social and moral progress of society.