Is it good or bad to dominate?

Equality and brotherhood in human relations are an unattainable ideal rather than reality. In life, more often in different structures and interrelations of people, someone should dominate. This applies to the family, and small groups, and society as a whole. As in formal and informal associations without a leader, without anyone taking on more responsibility and making decisions, development is almost impossible.

But to dominate means, rather, not so much To control, how much to suppress, to prevail, to be higher or more powerful. It is also able to impose their will. Let's try to figure out whether it is natural for a person to be a leader or a subordinate and on what it depends.

If you look at the animal world, then dominate there - it means to have more opportunities for survival, for reproduction and transfer of your genes. Practically in any flocks there is a leader. He makes important decisions, and the rest of the individuals obey. Similarly, the situation is the same with people. In remote antiquity, the tribes had their leaders or leaders. And the dominant position was often explained by the psychophysiological characteristics of the individual. That is, a higher level of testosterone, a muscular and strong body, the ability to find better food and defeat rivals predetermined whether the individual becomes the head of the community. With the development of commodity-money relations, as well as the invention of weapons, the priorities and required characteristics of the leader began to change. The dominant man does not necessarily have to be physically strong and hardy. Often, he has power or money, which increases his ability to provide a family and close people a higher standard of living. It is these attributes that allow it to dominate. This, however, is a mechanism that lies deep in the subconscious of man. The child obeys the parents, because they provide him with what is necessary for his survival. Women choose strong or rich men who will be able to pass the best genes or give the offspring the conditions for development.

But what can you say about changing the roles? Why not always the head of the family are men? After all, there were the age of matriarchy, and even now the weaker sex is often in a stronger social and material position, not to mention psychological. It seems that the factors that determine the person's ability to dominate, that is, to impose his will, To guide, predetermine the actions of others - a lot. However, priority is psychophysiological. This concept includes features of temperament. Sanguine and choleric are more likely to dominate than melancholic. An important role is played by accentuations of character, that is, pronounced personality traits. To suppress, you need to at least subconsciously feel stronger and more important than someone in terms of intelligence, abilities, strong-willed or status parameters. Paradoxically, the desire to dominate in certain relationships is often manifested in people with both low self-esteem and overestimated. And often a big role in such inclinations is played by frustrations - suppressed, unrealized feelings, the desire to "restore their rights" and satisfy the need for recognition. Bad it or well - a difficult question. But domination is conditioned by the very nature of man.