Describe how your chosen source could be useful to an historian investigating the relationship between husbands and wives during the Tokugawa period
Secondary Source
"Japanese Tradition also played a great role in limiting females to certain rights such as marriage. Marriages were arranged by parents, and daughters had no voice in the matter. A husband could divorce his wife at will while a wife could not. She had to endure hardships and abuses patiently and serve her husbands and in-laws."
This secondary source written by Kelly Chung was created on April 23rd 2013, would be helpful to a historian investigating the relationship between husbands and wives during the Tokugawa (Edo) period. One reason why this source is useful and helpful is because it explains how women could not defend themselves, and they would have to face abuse and hardships. The perspective of this source was written by a woman of the 21st century. If the perspective of the relationships between husbands and wives was written by a wife of the Edo period, then it would be more useful, and the perspective may be different, likewise if a husband wrote this. This source is reliable as it tells us the truth about the relationship between husbands and wives. Kelly Chung (the author) is not being biased about this topic as she was not part of this era and research has been conducted about this topic over time. This source has been written to inform readers about the relationship between husbands and wives of the Tokugawa period. The message of this secondary source is to show that women were not treated with respect, which they deserved. The women of the relationship had no power or little power, and they had no choice on who they wanted to marry. The relationships between the husbands and wives during Tokugawa Japan was very similar to the relationships between husbands and wives during the Middle Ages in England. The men always had the power in the relationship because they were stronger and were believed to be more intelligent and capable to work. This secondary source is a written source found on a website on the internet. A writing technique used in this source is ‘shock tactics.’ This is where the writer make the reader surprised or horrified. It is demonstrated where it talks about women being abused, physically and mentally. Many readers would find this disturbing and horrifying. Using this secondary source historians are able to discover the relationships between the husband and wives during the Tokugawa period. It is useful (as I stated before) because it explains that women would not get a say in anything and there was an un-equal balance of power in the relationship.
"Japanese Tradition also played a great role in limiting females to certain rights such as marriage. Marriages were arranged by parents, and daughters had no voice in the matter. A husband could divorce his wife at will while a wife could not. She had to endure hardships and abuses patiently and serve her husbands and in-laws."
This secondary source written by Kelly Chung was created on April 23rd 2013, would be helpful to a historian investigating the relationship between husbands and wives during the Tokugawa (Edo) period. One reason why this source is useful and helpful is because it explains how women could not defend themselves, and they would have to face abuse and hardships. The perspective of this source was written by a woman of the 21st century. If the perspective of the relationships between husbands and wives was written by a wife of the Edo period, then it would be more useful, and the perspective may be different, likewise if a husband wrote this. This source is reliable as it tells us the truth about the relationship between husbands and wives. Kelly Chung (the author) is not being biased about this topic as she was not part of this era and research has been conducted about this topic over time. This source has been written to inform readers about the relationship between husbands and wives of the Tokugawa period. The message of this secondary source is to show that women were not treated with respect, which they deserved. The women of the relationship had no power or little power, and they had no choice on who they wanted to marry. The relationships between the husbands and wives during Tokugawa Japan was very similar to the relationships between husbands and wives during the Middle Ages in England. The men always had the power in the relationship because they were stronger and were believed to be more intelligent and capable to work. This secondary source is a written source found on a website on the internet. A writing technique used in this source is ‘shock tactics.’ This is where the writer make the reader surprised or horrified. It is demonstrated where it talks about women being abused, physically and mentally. Many readers would find this disturbing and horrifying. Using this secondary source historians are able to discover the relationships between the husband and wives during the Tokugawa period. It is useful (as I stated before) because it explains that women would not get a say in anything and there was an un-equal balance of power in the relationship.