Farhang起源于古老的荣誉守则，目的是确保家庭控制权掌握在最年长的男子手中。 接下来掌握决策权的依次是已婚儿子、未婚儿子、孙子和妻子（最年轻的排在最末 ） 。
Originally an ancient honor code, Farhang ensures the dominance of the oldest male of any household, followed by married sons, unmarried sons, and grandsons, then wives (with the youngest at the bottom).