In 1977 the prestigious Ewha Womens University in Seoul

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In 1977 the prestigious Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, Korea, announced the opening of the first women’s studies program in Asia. Few academic programs have ever received such public attention. In broadcast debates, critics dismissed the program as a betrayal of national identity, an imitation of Western ideas, and a distraction from the real task of national unification and economic development. Even supporters underestimated the program; they thought it would be merely another of the many Western ideas that had already proved useful in Asian culture, akin to airlines, electricity, and the assembly line. The founders of the program, however, realized that neither view was correct. They had some reservations about the applicability of Western feminist theories to the role of women in Asia and felt that such theories should be closely examined. Their approach has thus far yielded important critiques of Western theory, informed by the special experience of Asian women.

For instance, like the Western feminist critique of the Freudian model of the human psyche, the Korean critique finds Freudian theory culture-bound, but in ways different from those cited by Western theorists. The Korean theorists claim that Freudian theory assumes the universality of the Western nuclear, male-headed family and focuses on the personality formation of the individual, independent of society. An analysis based on such assumptions could be valid for a highly competitive, individualistic society. In the Freudian family drama, family members are assumed to be engaged in a Darwinian struggle against each other—father against son and sibling against sibling. Such a concept projects the competitive model of
Western society onto human personalities. But in the Asian concept of personality there is no ideal attached to individualism or to the independent self. The Western model of personality development does not explain major characteristics of the Korean personality, which is social and group-centered. The “self” is a social being defined by and acting in a group, and the well-being of both men and women is determined by the equilibrium of the group, not by individual self-assertion. The ideal is one of interdependency.

In such a context, what is recognized as “dependency” in Western psychiatric terms is not, in Korean terms, an admission of weakness or failure. All this bears directly on the Asian perception of men’s and women’s psychology because men are also “dependent.” In Korean culture, men cry and otherwise easily show their emotions, something that might be considered a betrayal of masculinity in Western culture. In the kinship-based society of Korea, four generations may live in the same house, which means that people can be sons and daughters all their lives, whereas in Western culture, the roles of husband and son, wife and daughter, are often incompatible.

7. Which of the following statements about the Western feminist critique of Freudian theory can be supported by information contained in the passage?

(A) It recognizes the influence of Western culture on Freudian theory.
(B) It was written after 1977.
(C) It acknowledges the universality of the nuclear, male-headed family.
(D) It challenges Freud’s analysis of the role of daughters in Western society.
(E) It fails to address the issue of competitiveness in Western society.

Now, i recognized this question as a CR question because on the words "can be supported". Needless to say I chose the wrong answer to this question, but what im interested in is how to solve such questions. Could someone explicitly explain why the options are wrong? Im unable to apply my CR techniques here. Am i on the right track

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theforrestgump · Answer

man...srsly? no one has an answer???

raghavakumar85 · Answer

For instance, like the Western feminist critique of the Freudian model of the human psyche, the Korean critique finds Freudian theory culture-bound, but in ways different from those cited by Western theorists. The Korean theorists claim that Freudian theory assumes the universality of the Western nuclear, male-headed family and focuses on the personality formation of the individual, independent of society.

This sentence in the second paragraph supports the OA.

This sentence in the second paragraph supports the OA.

raghavakumar85 · Answer

For any CR related questions in RC, you follow the same methods as you do in Critical Reasoning.

Inference question in RC: Refer too little outside what is mentioned in the passage. It's just like 'Must be True' from whatever is given in the passage.

Strengthen, Weaken: Same Logic as you follow in CR. But these questions fall under category of 'specific' questions. So, you must find 1-2 proof sentences in the passage that undermines/strengthens the right option.

Most of the wrong choices are out of scope or irrelevant or unstated information in the passage.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck.

johng2016 · Answer

Nope.
The question here is what about Western critique of Freu theory.
The passage say: Like western, korean find Freu theory = culture-bound.
The answer must state something about culture effect from other countries.

Hence A is correct

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