The Role of Chinese Women : The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
Date Submitted: 06/07/2004 16:21:09
Category: / Society & Culture / Geography
Length: 5 pages (1251 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Geography
Length: 5 pages (1251 words)
Traditional Chinese society was patriarchal, patrilineal, and patrilocal. In this male dominated society, sons were preferred to daughters, and women were expected to be subordinate to their fathers, husbands, and sons. Because marriages were arranged, young women and men had virtually no voice in the decisions on their marriage partner, resulting in loveless marriages. Once married, it was the woman who left her family and community and went to live with her husband's family, where …
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