On the basis of his research and the literature of this issue, he answers such questions as: against what do the households have to defend themselves?, what are traditional methods of defence?, whether these work today?, is it an advantage or disadvantage to be backward in development when it comes to defence?, are there methods of defence that can be learnt?, does the economy of households differ from macro-economy? is there a Hungarian specific method of defence by the households?, what are the basic differences of defence between families of different social status?