Question
"Women leave their families to marry, and the husband is the master of the household they marry into...The husband is to be firm, the wife soft; conjugal affections follow from this. While at home, the two of you should treat each other with the formality and reserve of a guest. Listen carefully to and obey whatever your husband tells you. If he does something wrong, gently correct him. Don't be like those women who not only do not correct their husbands but actually lead them into indecent ways."
-Wife of a Tang dynasty official
The excerpt above best illustrates which of the following attributes of Confucianism?
(A) The equality of all members of the family
(B) The power of wives over their husbands outside the home
(C) The virtues and duties of family members
(D) The legitimacy of selling women to worthy families
Answer:
The correct option is C) The virtues and duties of family members
Explanation:
Many of the relationship dynamics of the Japanese culture stem from ideas of Confucius, an Asian philosopher.
It is held and popularly expected in the Asian culture that the man must be the protector and provider of the family whilst his wife's loyalty must unquestionably in favour of those of her husbands family. She is also expected to support the man in every way humanly possible.
