Upbringing Of A Girl Child In A Patrilineal Society

Abstract

The article upbringing of a child in patrilineal society is purely a qualitative study. Qualitative research techniques are used for this study which include transact walk, social mapping, meeting with small social groups, in-depth interviews and focus group discussion, all these tools provide sufficient data for the research. In this research paper it has been my intentions to explore the upbringing of a child in a patrilineal system existing in a Punjabi village, Uberda Tatral in Pakistan. Since in a patrilineal society, the lineage is supposed to be continued by the males, therefore the male sex holds a vital position. On the other hand the females who are considered subordinate to men are treated as “lesser human beings”. For obvious reasons, the male enjoys maximum rights and privileges in a male dominated society as compared to the females. Although, the argument of this article revolves around an upbringing of the girl child, I have tried to focus more on the role of nurture in the process of upbringing of a girl child in particular.