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Although the industrial union organizations that emerged under the banner of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the 1930s and 1940s embraced the principles of nondiscrimination and inclusion, the role of women within unions reflected the prevailing gender ideology of the period. Elizabeth Faue's study of the labor movement in Minneapolis argues that women were marginalized by union bureaucratization and by the separation of unions from the community politics from which industrial unionism had emerged. Faue stresses the importance of women's contribution to the development of unions at the community level, contributions that made women's ultimate fate within the city's labor movement all the more poignant: as unions reached the peak of their strength in the 1940s, the community base that had made their success possible and to which women's contributions were so vital became increasingly irrelevant to unions' institutional life.
In her study of CIO industrial unions from the 1930s to the 1970s, Nancy F. Gabin also acknowledges the pervasive male domination in the unions, but maintains that women workers were able to create a political space within some unions to advance their interests as women. Gabin shows that, despite the unions' tendency to marginalize women's issues, working women's demands were a constant undercurrent within the union, and she stresses the links between the unions' women activists and the wave of feminism that emerged in the 1960s.
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1. According to the passage, Faue's study and Gabin's study agree in that both
A. attribute the inclusion of women in unions to the policies of the CIO B. emphasize the importance of unions at the community level C. argue that women played important roles in the establishment of industrial union organizations D. suggest that women in industrial union organizations played a subordinate role E. suggest that the interests of women workers were incompatible with those of unions in general
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2. Which of the following can be inferred regarding the "gender ideology" mentioned in the highlighted text?
A. It prevented women from making significant contributions to the establishment of industrial unions. B. It resulted from the marginalization of women in industrial unions. C. It had a significant effect on the advancement of women's issues within industrial unions. D. Its primary tenets were nondiscrimination and inclusion. E. Its effects were mitigated by the growth of industrial unions.
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3. The author of the passage is primarily concerned with
A. presenting two views B. reconciling two antithetical claims C. assessing conflicting evidence D. weakening a generally accepted argument E. tracing the development of an ideology
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1. According to the passage, Faue's study and Gabin's study agree in that both
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PARA 1: Elizabeth Faue's ... the role of women within unions reflected the prevailing gender ideology of the period.. .. women were marginalized by union bureaucratization..
PARA 2 : Nancy F. Gabin ..Nancy F. Gabin also acknowledges the pervasive male domination...
A – Inclusion of women could be attributed to non discrimination and inclusion policies but we can not infer that both ladies(E.F and NG) agreed on this point. Nowhere mentioned in the passage. – Eliminated
B – importance of unions at community level – again not mentioned in passage.
C- according to the passage – ” Faue stresses the importance of women’s contribution to the development of unions at the community level” “Nancy F. Gabin also acknowledges the pervasive male domination in the unions, but maintains that women workers were able to create a political space within some unions to advance their interests as women” But there is no mention of the establishment of the union – Eliminated
D – Both acknowledged pervasive male domination and women where marginalized. So it suggests that women played a subordinate role.
E – Interests of women workers were not compatible – Nowhere mentioned in the passage.
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2. Which of the following can be inferred regarding the "gender ideology" mentioned in the highlighted text?
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A. It prevented women from making significant contributions to the establishment of industrial unions.
"Faue stresses the importance of women's contribution to the development of unions at the community level, ..." " the community base that had made their success possible and to which women's contributions were so vital "
show that women did make significant contributions to the establishment of industrial unions.
B. It resulted from the marginalization of women in industrial unions.
"gender ideology" was not the result of marginalisation of women. The ideology was that women were marginalised.
C. It had a significant effect on the advancement of women's issues within industrial unions.
Note here that effect on advancement does not mean it led to advancement. The effect could be negative too i.e. it did not let advancement happen. Due to the prevailing gender ideology
The very first sentence tells you that gender ideology had a negative impact by using the word "Although" "Although the industrial union organizations ... embraced the principles of nondiscrimination and inclusion, the role of women within unions reflected the prevailing gender ideology of the period." Then use of "women were marginalized" etc in rest of paragraph one shows that gender ideology had significant impact.
D. Its primary tenets were nondiscrimination and inclusion.
No, as shown in option (C), the first sentence tells us that union adopted these tenets but gender ideology led to different results.
E. Its effects were mitigated by the growth of industrial unions.
No, the role of women within unions reflected the prevailing gender ideology.
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3. The author of the passage is primarily concerned with
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These are the key points of the passage:
Although the union orgs that emerged under the banner of CIO in the 1930s and 1940s embraced the principles of nondiscrimination and inclusion, the role of women within unions reflected the prevailing gender ideology of the period (it means they were discriminated against).
Elizabeth Faue's study argues that women were marginalized by union bureaucratization though they made important contribution to the development of unions at the community level.
Nancy F. Gabin also acknowledges the pervasive male domination in the unions, but maintains that women workers were able to create a political space within some unions to advance their interests as women.
With the use of "but", the author shows the contrast between the two views - Faue says women played almost no role but Gabin says that they were able to create some space. Though both agree that women did play a subordinate role.
Close call for me between A and C.
But this is why A is correct.Second Para doesnt present conflicting evidence but something that was missed or not covered in Faue's study(Para 1).
"Nancy F. Gabin also acknowledges the pervasive male domination in the unions, but maintains ..."
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