Behavior in traditional Chinese society reflects three main traditional Chinese ideological beliefs. These beliefs can explain a lot about the actions and customs of traditional Chinese families. The beliefs being that, one, women are not equal to men, two, children should obey their parents and put the family's interests before their own, and three, people should follow the Confucian idea of the five relationships. Women in Chinese society are not seen as equals to their …
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…is too young to understand the consequences of her actions. Behavior in traditional Chinese society reflects traditional beliefs because of the way women were treated as being inferior to men, the way children were expected to act under the idea of filial piety, and how relationships were run under the Confusion idea of the five relationships. Together as a whole these parts of traditional Chinese beliefs can explain why the Chinese behaved like they did.