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5 pages in length. Patriarchy has long held Chinese women hostage where their social, political and cultural facets are concerned, with centuries' worth of oppression and torture as examples of just how overpowering such influence has been in defining the overall image of women in Chinese society. Foot binding, which reflects one of the most cruel and sadistic practices by civilized standards, is one tradition by which image has taken form and refuses to let go of its defining factor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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examples of just how overpowering such influence has been in defining the overall image of women in Chinese society. Foot binding, which reflects one of the most cruel and
sadistic practices by civilized standards, is one tradition by which image has taken form and refuses to let go of its defining factor. "The binding altered not only my
feet but my whole character, and in a strange way I feel as though that process continued throughout my life, changing me from a yielding child to a determined girl,
then from a young woman who would follow without question whatever her in-laws demanded of her to the highest-ranked woman in the country who enforced strict village rules and customs"
(See 4). II. FOOT BINDING AND FEMALE IMAGE See promotes the idea that women of China have faced the same cultural challenges
as virtually all other global societies where patriarchal influence rules. The extent to which Chinese women have experienced the ebb and flow of gender equity throughout the centuries is
both grand and far-reaching; that certain historic eras have illustrated unprecedented equality between the genders speaks to the realization that even centuries ago Chinese culture recognized womens inherent value.
This is not to say, however, that women - even at their most esteemed positions - are not still bound by duality of their torturous foot tradition and the nature
by which it serves to define them. According to Laughton, women had a practical, more egalitarian relationship with men in society for some
forty thousand years, which was directly related to the need for a shared responsibility for survival. This began to change, however, when men became associated with the male figure
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