According to the discussion of gender and education in countries outside North America,
a. girls in India are more likely than boys to be enrolled in school.
b. in nonindustrialized countries, men are much more likely than women to be able to read.
c. in the current era, education is considered so important for both males and females that there are no gender differences in literacy rates.
d. the governments of wealthy countries have developed numerous literacy programs for children in nonindustrialized countries, and they insist that girls and boys should be equally represented in these programs.
Question 2
Research on education in nonindustrialized countries shows that
a. girls are more likely to attend school, whereas boys are more likely to perform work.
b. boys and girls are equally likely to attend elementary school, but girls are more likely to attend secondary school.
c. females are significantly less likely than males to be able to read and write.
d. girls and boys, in general, are treated similarly.
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