Such an example of abuse is “If the woman die, his daughter shall be put to death.” (Hammurabi’s Code, #201) shows that men had the power in the sense that if one woman dies, another shall die with her. But it says nothing about another man dying with another man. Women were constantly addressed as a piece of property similar to slaves. Therefore, there are a few major issues in Hammurabi's Code that demonstrate how the individual rights of women took a back seat to social order and stratification in their society. It was believed that a woman's sexuality should be sacrificed to ensure her legitimacy. The Romans had an intensely patriarchal society, as women were strictly regulated, perhaps again because of the emphasis on the home. Roman men had complete authority over their households and the people within them. In China, they would abort a female baby just to have a male baby because they believed that males were stronger and females weren’t equal. To this day, this is still sadly the truth in China as their population continues to
Such an example of abuse is “If the woman die, his daughter shall be put to death.” (Hammurabi’s Code, #201) shows that men had the power in the sense that if one woman dies, another shall die with her. But it says nothing about another man dying with another man. Women were constantly addressed as a piece of property similar to slaves. Therefore, there are a few major issues in Hammurabi's Code that demonstrate how the individual rights of women took a back seat to social order and stratification in their society. It was believed that a woman's sexuality should be sacrificed to ensure her legitimacy. The Romans had an intensely patriarchal society, as women were strictly regulated, perhaps again because of the emphasis on the home. Roman men had complete authority over their households and the people within them. In China, they would abort a female baby just to have a male baby because they believed that males were stronger and females weren’t equal. To this day, this is still sadly the truth in China as their population continues to