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Gender Roles In Confucian Values

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In this time period in which the wind whispers sweet melodies while carrying the tender flower petals and where the people of Japan enjoyed the last moments of the serene past called the Edo Period.Japan was once a matriarchal society and changed due to the inflow of Confucian values therefore the ability of woman holding power eroded. Confucian values honor tradition,hierarchy,male dominance,integrity,righteousness and gender roles.In Confucian values it stresses about male over woman and woman did not exist. Men usually do outside businesses for instance politics,construction and etc. Woman control business inside the house and raising the children. Men and woman can not discuss issues regarding other than there

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