How Have Women Been Agents of Change in a Patriarchal

question 30

Multiple Choice

How have women been agents of change in a patriarchal Chinese society?

• A) They have pushed for an early division of the extended family so that less time is spent in the husband's family's household.
• B) They have lobbied for their rights to a university education before marriage.
• C) Many young women refuse to get married, and focus their attention on their careers.
• D) Many young women no longer take orders from their mothers-in-law, risking ostracism from the rest of the family.

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Organic Halide

Organic compounds containing a halogen atom (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine) covalently bonded to carbon; utilized in various chemical syntheses and reactions.

Carboxylation

A chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group (-COOH) into a molecule.

Grignard Reagent

An organomagnesium compound used in organic chemistry for carbon-carbon bond formation, represented as RMgX where R is an alkyl or aryl group and X is a halogen.

Organic Halide

An organic compound containing one or more halogen atoms (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine) covalently bonded to carbon.