Question

how was the head of family different from the other member of the family​

Answer 1

Head of the family" is a term commonly used by family members to describe an authority position within their lineage. This paper describes family headship as reported by a representative sample of adult men and women. ... The position of head of the family is dominated by male incumbents.

Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀs ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇs, ᴀᴜɴᴛ, ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴢᴇ ᴏғ ᴊᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏʀ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ