This is not the period of transition from the matriarchal society to the patriarchal society during which there were no definite marriage relationships, as mentioned by some anthropologists.

• 女以有夫为有家,男以妻为室为家。并非人类社会学家所论述的处于母系社会向父系社会过度时期的偶婚制,即婚姻关系不确定,男到女家的走婚或夜访婚形式。