Political Science · Political Processes in India
Read the assertion and reason and select the correct answer:
Assertion (A): In a patriarchal society, all economic development causes the marginalisation and devaluation of women's labour.
Reason (R): In a patriarchal society, the nature of housework and women's responsibility for it are fixed and unchangeable.
ABoth (A) and (R) are wrong ✓ Correct
BBoth (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
C(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
DBoth (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Correct answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong — Both the assertion and the reason are wrong, so the answer is that both are wrong.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are wrong, so the answer is that both are wrong.
★The assertion overstates by saying all development always marginalises women.
★Development can also expand women's work and opportunities.
★The reason wrongly treats housework as fixed and unchangeable.
★The division of housework can and does change over time.
★So both the assertion and the reason are flawed.
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