Which one of the following best expresses the author's opinion of the way most ethnographic literature deals with wom...

kens on January 6, 2021

October 2012 LSAT RC Q9

Where in the passage can we find that "most" enthograpers omit women's view of women? Thanks in advance.

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shunhe on January 11, 2021

Hi @kenken,

Thanks for the question! Take a look at lines 41-43. There, we’re told that “it is a salutary shock to realize how much ethnographic literature omits the perspective of women about women.” We can infer from that that most ethnographic literature omits women’s views of women. You might think it’s not perfect, but it’s better than the answer choices out there, and it’s a fair inference from the passage.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

Courtney-McClelland on March 28, 2021

I see why C is correct, but I chose D because the passage stated "shocking" and answer choice D states "surprising." Can you explain why D would then be incorrect? Thanks!

lritz on July 19, 2023

^^ I did the same thing and would love a breakdown if possible!

Emil-Kunkin on July 25, 2023

Great question! While I agree that the author is surprised that ethnographic studies fail to consider the perspective of women about women, I think that D says something slightly different. D seems to imply an already existing body of available interviews of women about women, and we don't know the authors position about the availability of that information.