Question

Which line illustrates the influence culture has had on traditional female roles?

A) “Women’s work outside of the home was restricted to a handful of occupations such as domestic service . . . .”
B) “ . . . the women’s labor force in the United States and throughout the world has experienced many changes.”
C) “ . . . women’s participation in the labor force was limited by traditional cultural, educational, and legal practices.”
D) “ . . .women have increasingly attained higher levels of education and experienced an increase in their earnings . . . .”

(Not B or D)

Answer 1

The line that illustrates the influence that culture has had on traditional female roles is “ . . . women’s participation in the labor force was limited by traditional cultural, educational, and legal practices.”

Step-by-step explanation:

The role of women during the last century was limited to being a housewife and in the few cases where women were to work outside of the house their labor was limited to domestic service, factory work, farm work, and teaching, those were the occupations that women were allowed to perform in order to get an economic income.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) “ . . . women’s participation in the labor force was limited by traditional cultural, educational, and legal practices.”