Answer to Question 1
Inheritance makes it possible for a family to accumulate and perpetuate its wealth over generations. Anyone who can inherit wealthof whatever amountclearly has an advantage over those who come from modest or poor backgrounds. Thus, the family in such societies becomes a vehicle for perpetuating patterns of dominance and subordination.
Answer to Question 2
Communal families are based on the belief in common ownership of at least some material goods. In such families, fewer consumer goods would be needed because they would be shared, and thus the market for these goods would be smaller, which would hurt the interests of capitalists. This threatens the basic value of private property on which a capitalist economy rests.
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