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mcmcdaniel

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One of the major reasons men have more power than women in Yemen is that women
 
  a. support laws that give men authority over them.
  b. serve as family court judges but not criminal court judges.
  c. are prohibited from interpreting Islamic texts that define Islamic laws.
  d. can not work in the paid labor force.

Question 2

In Yemen, men have systematic power over women in public and private life. That power is supported by Islamic law. Sociologists term this power relationship a
 
  a. matriarchy. c. natural law.
  b. patriarchy. d. misandry.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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