The death of Malik Shah effectively meant the end of the Seljuk empire, as his brother and sons were fighting for succession and the Seljuk empire was divided among them, creating new Sultanates, such as the Sultanate of Rum.
The Confucian ideal regarding Chinese families is strictly hierarchical. It basically favors the older than the young ones and females are supposed to be subordinated to men. The women are expected to stay at home and educate their sons and do the household chores while men work for the family. The Confucian ideal also encourages the family to have sons rather than having daughters.
True; laissez-faire means that a government is either uninvolved or barely involved in economy.