| At the influence of the policies in Early Han Dynasty such as seperating families,respecting piety,family is composed by husband,wife and son or daughter.But the family composed by three or four generations stilll exists.Father is placed in absolute authority in family,but his authorities are restricted by the law,which doesn't mean that the status of the other families ascends.It's proved by the special part played by the female in family.Compared with male,family female in Early Han Dynasty is low. The female whose status is higher than that behind can become the householder, but that still can't change the appearance that it is placed in a social power edge.Vassal family baseds wedlock and parenthold,but it adheres master family.it's just an empty family with little family function and signification.Its signification becomes the control of masters and deference of slaves,which is decided by the status of slaves.Despite that they are registered in the permanent residence,they just get the preparatory right as a social person. |