According to the Textbook, Why Were There So Few Early

question 10

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, why were there so few early female sociologists?

• A) Because very few women were interested in sociology before the women's movement of the 1960s.
• B) Because women did not have access to, or widespread opportunities to engage in, higher education.
• C) Because women were primarily interested in family life and devoted their energies to it.
• D) Because women were far more likely to be engaged in social and educational activism and reform.

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