Why did most women in Song China have to submit to the custom that is the subject of the study being quoted here? Women with bound feet were more likely to fall, less able to squat, and less able to stand up from a chair without assistance than women with normal feet. They also had 14.3% less functional reach (a test of balance) and 5.1% lower hip bone density.-Consequences of foot binding among older women in Beijing, China

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Why did most women in Song China have to submit to the custom that is the subject of the study being quoted here? “Women with bound feet were more likely to fall, less able to squat, and less able to stand up from a chair without assistance than women with normal feet. They also had 14.3% less functional reach (a test of balance) and 5.1% lower hip bone density.”-Consequences of foot binding among older women in Beijing, China

A	It reinforced the superior position and authority of women.
B	It made long hours of working in the fields less painful.
C	It was a symbol of nobility and beauty.
D	It permitted greater mobility.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Why did most women in Song China have to submit to the custom that is the subject of the study being quoted here? It reinforced the superior position and authority of women. It made long hours of working in the fields less painful. It was a symbol of nobility and beauty.

Detailed explanation-2: -The capital city of the Southern Song was Hangzhou. It was the largest city in the world at the time with a population of well over 1 million people. It was during the Song dynasty that the foot-binding among women became a widespread custom.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Song Dynasty is often seen as the start of the decline of women status in the Chinese society: a revival of Confucianism led women political role to be reduced, as well as their public appearance compared to Tang Dynasty. The practice of foot binding also started in the Song Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Society perceived them as inferior to their husbands and parents-in-law. Their role in the family were to be housewives taking care of their family and maintaining the household chores. They were always under the instructions of their husbands and parents-in-law in they were treated like servants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Women had greater freedom during the Tang dynasty, however, the status of women declined from the Song dynasty onward, which has been blamed on the rise of neo-Confucianism, and restrictions on women became more pronounced. The study of women’s history in the context of imperial China has been pursued for many years.

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