Patriarchy is found between the power dynamics reflected in mother and father work positions. The term “power” refers to the authority position in the workplace of either parent, and this corresponds to the positions of power and authority in the household. The term “authority” refers to whether the parent supervises employees or has employees working for him/her. For instance, an authority position in the workplace (or “position of power”) refers to those who are (1) employers (those who work for themselves and have people who work for or get paid by them) and (2) managers (persons who do not work for themselves but supervise others). Those not in a position of authority are (1) employees (persons who do not work for themselves and do not supervise the work of others) and (2) unemployed (persons not working on a paid job, are retired, or are housewives; see Hagan et al. 1987; Singer and Levine 1988). Hence, a “more patriarchal” household occurs in one of the two scenarios: (1) the father is employed in a position of authority and the mother is either employed but without authority or is unemployed or (2) the father is employed but not in a position of authority and the mother is unemployed. However, Hagan and his colleagues considered the first scenario as the ideal type. A household was labeled as “less patriarchal” if (1) both parents were in employed positions of authority, (2) both parents were employed but not in positions of authority, or (3) both were unemployed. Essentially, patriarchy is determined by whether there is an imbalance of power between parents.According to the theory, single-mother households are considered less patriarchal, and this has generated quite some controversy (see Leiber and Wacker 1997; Mack and Leiber 2005; Morash and Chesney-Lind 1991). Even Hagan and his colleagues (1990, 1035) remarked that their theory needed improvement in addressing female-headed households, “which have proved more complicated than we have expected”