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In a 1984 book, Claire C. Robertson argued that, before colonialism, age was a more important indicator of status and authority than gender in Ghana and in Africa generally. British colonialism imposed European-style male-dominant notions upon more egalitarian local situations to the detriment of women generally, and gender became a defining characteristic that weakened women�s power and authority.
[Line 18]Subsequent research in Kenya convinced Robertson that she had overgeneralized about Africa. Before colonialism, gender was more salient in central Kenya than [Line 24]it was in Ghana, although age was still crucial in determining authority. In contrast with Ghana, where women had traded for hundreds of years and achieved legal majority (not unrelated phenomena), the evidence regarding central Kenya indicated that women were legal minors and were sometimes treated as male property, as were European women at that time. Factors like strong patrilinearity and patrilocality, as well as women�s inferior land rights and lesser involvement in trade, made women more dependent on men than was generally the case in Ghana. However, since age apparently remained the overriding principle of social organization in central Kenya, some senior women had much authority. Thus, Robertson revised her hypothesis somewhat, arguing that in determining authority in precolonial Africa age was a primary principle that superseded gender to varying degrees depending on the situation.
Q4:
The passage indicates that Robertson�s research in Kenya caused her to change her mind regarding which of the following?
A. Whether age was the prevailing principle of social organization in Kenya before colonialism
B.Whether gender was the primary determinant of social authority in Africa generally before colonialism
C. Whether it was only after colonialism that gender became a significant determinant of authority in Kenyan society
D.Whether age was a crucial factor determining authority in Africa after colonialism
E Whether British colonialism imposed European-style male-dominant notions upon local situations in Ghana
Q5:
The passage suggests that after conducting the research mentioned in line 18, but not before, Robertson would have agreed with which of the following about women�s status and authority in Ghana?
A Greater land rights and greater involvement in trade made women in precolonial Ghana less dependent on men than were European women at that time.
B Colonialism had a greater impact on the status and authority of Ghanaian women than on Kenyan women.
C Colonialism had less of an impact on the status and authority of Ghanaian women that it had on the status and authority of other African women.
D The relative independence of Ghanaian women prior to colonialism was unique in Africa.
E Before colonialism, the status and authority of Ghanaian women was similar to that of Kenyan women.
Q6:
The author of the passage mentions the status of age as a principle of social organization in precolonial central Kenya in lines 24-26 most likely in order to
A. indicate that women�s dependence on men in precolonial Kenya was not absolute
B. contrast the situation of senior women to that of less senior women in precolonial Kenyan society
C. differentiate between the status and authority of precolonial Kenyan women and that of precolonial Ghanaian women
D. explain why age superseded gender to a greater extent in precolonial Kenya than it did elsewhere in Africa
E. identify a factor that led Robertson to revise her hypothesis about precolonial Africa
There is a lot of speculation in the answer choices for this question. So please state your reasons for your answer choices
[Line 18]Subsequent research in Kenya convinced Robertson that she had overgeneralized about Africa. Before colonialism, gender was more salient in central Kenya than [Line 24]it was in Ghana, although age was still crucial in determining authority. In contrast with Ghana, where women had traded for hundreds of years and achieved legal majority (not unrelated phenomena), the evidence regarding central Kenya indicated that women were legal minors and were sometimes treated as male property, as were European women at that time. Factors like strong patrilinearity and patrilocality, as well as women�s inferior land rights and lesser involvement in trade, made women more dependent on men than was generally the case in Ghana. However, since age apparently remained the overriding principle of social organization in central Kenya, some senior women had much authority. Thus, Robertson revised her hypothesis somewhat, arguing that in determining authority in precolonial Africa age was a primary principle that superseded gender to varying degrees depending on the situation.
Q4:
The passage indicates that Robertson�s research in Kenya caused her to change her mind regarding which of the following?
A. Whether age was the prevailing principle of social organization in Kenya before colonialism
B.Whether gender was the primary determinant of social authority in Africa generally before colonialism
C. Whether it was only after colonialism that gender became a significant determinant of authority in Kenyan society
D.Whether age was a crucial factor determining authority in Africa after colonialism
E Whether British colonialism imposed European-style male-dominant notions upon local situations in Ghana
Q5:
The passage suggests that after conducting the research mentioned in line 18, but not before, Robertson would have agreed with which of the following about women�s status and authority in Ghana?
A Greater land rights and greater involvement in trade made women in precolonial Ghana less dependent on men than were European women at that time.
B Colonialism had a greater impact on the status and authority of Ghanaian women than on Kenyan women.
C Colonialism had less of an impact on the status and authority of Ghanaian women that it had on the status and authority of other African women.
D The relative independence of Ghanaian women prior to colonialism was unique in Africa.
E Before colonialism, the status and authority of Ghanaian women was similar to that of Kenyan women.
Q6:
The author of the passage mentions the status of age as a principle of social organization in precolonial central Kenya in lines 24-26 most likely in order to
A. indicate that women�s dependence on men in precolonial Kenya was not absolute
B. contrast the situation of senior women to that of less senior women in precolonial Kenyan society
C. differentiate between the status and authority of precolonial Kenyan women and that of precolonial Ghanaian women
D. explain why age superseded gender to a greater extent in precolonial Kenya than it did elsewhere in Africa
E. identify a factor that led Robertson to revise her hypothesis about precolonial Africa
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