The Plight of Women During the Choson Dynasty

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The writer of this paper gives an in-depth account of how women were treated during the Choson dynasty. Confucian marriages under the Choson system introduced and encouraged pervasive elements of sexist discrimination which resulted in virtual doom for the woman of Korea. The writer details the strict repression of women's rights in familial, educational, political and legal spheres which gave the dynasty the unfortunate title of "the dark age for women's culture and women in general." This paper also examines the conflict between traditional attitudes and the imported Confucian ideals on Korean society.

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"Thus, a woman's life with her husband was hardly freer than the life she formerly led with her father. Indeed, it appears that she became even more of a victim of sexism and mind-control in the house of her husband and his family. During her married life, a woman of the Choson dynasty often faced a joyless life of isolation, severe regimentation, and the constant threat of expulsion. However, if a woman outlived her husband, the oppression facing her would not end."

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