In India, the renewed women's movement recognised that women's concerns differ according to their social position. Which of the following pairs of women illustrates this?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The Dalit woman and the 'upper caste' woman
Option (1) The tribal woman and the peasant woman — Incorrect. Tribal and peasant women both come from rural working groups. This pair is not the example used to show that women's concerns differ by social position.
Option (2) The Dalit woman and the 'upper caste' woman — Correct. The movement accepted that all women are disadvantaged compared with men, but not to the same level or in the same way. Caste is one such social position, so the concern of the Dalit woman differs from that of the 'upper caste' woman.
Option (3) The working woman and the homemaker — Incorrect. A working woman and a homemaker differ by the kind of work they do. This pair is not the example given of unequal discrimination among women.
Option (4) The urban woman and the rural woman — Incorrect. Urban and rural women differ by where they live. The example of differing concerns rests on caste and class position, so this pair does not fit.
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