Briefly describe the main contents of patriarchal clan system, and analyze its influence on China traditional culture.

Patriarchal clan system is a system based on consanguinity, with paternalism as the core and large and small clans as the basic structure in ancient China.

I. Main contents

1, the core of patriarchal clan system is the eldest son inheritance system. In the family, the eldest son is the heir of the family and enjoys the highest status and power. Other children are divided according to age, gender and other factors, forming a clan relationship.

2. The patriarchal clan system provides the hierarchy and order within the family. In the family, there is a strict hierarchical relationship between the big clan and the small clan. The big clan enjoys high status and power, and the small clan must obey the leadership of the big clan.

3. The patriarchal clan system also stipulates the system of property distribution and inheritance within the family. In a family, property is usually inherited by the eldest son, and other children can only get property according to a certain proportion.

Second, the impact on China's traditional culture

Patriarchal clan system had a far-reaching impact on China traditional culture. First of all, the patriarchal clan system emphasizes the importance of blood relationship, which makes people pay more attention to family and blood relationship. Secondly, the patriarchal clan system stipulates the hierarchy and order within the family, which makes people pay more attention to the differences of hierarchy and identity.

Finally, the patriarchal clan system has also influenced the social structure and cultural tradition of China, making China society pay more attention to family and kinship.

Disadvantages of patriarchal clan system:

First, the patriarchal clan system emphasizes the importance of blood relationship.

This makes people pay more attention to family and blood relationship. This cultural tradition of attaching importance to consanguinity may lead people to ignore other important social relations, such as friendship and professional relations in some cases.

Second, the patriarchal clan system stipulates the hierarchy and order within the family.

This makes people pay more attention to class and identity differences. This hierarchical system may lead to social inequality and injustice, which makes some people unable to obtain their due rights and opportunities because they were born in lower-class families.

Third, the patriarchal clan system may also lead to power struggles and disputes within the family.

In a family, the eldest son usually enjoys the highest status and power, while other children may resist or struggle because of dissatisfaction, thus leading to division and instability within the family.