just because

There were many times we accept the status quo of our daily lives and didn't make any attempt to challenge it.  For example, we must not argue with elders, serve others before self, it’s important to follow tradition, women in a marriage is termed as wife and men as husband, it is the duty of the women in the family to take care of parents and children, it is the duty of the men to provide financial stability for the family, etc. There is no right or wrong to these concepts.  My question is, do we really understand these concepts passed down for generations or just follow, just because?