In comparison with industrial cities preindustrial cities had_____________?
Correct answer: C. a much more rigid division of labor by gender
- A. relatively open class systems
- B. extensive social mobility
- C. a much more rigid division of labor by gender
- D. all of the above
Explanation
Preindustrial cities generally had more rigid social hierarchies and less mobility, but they especially differed in their strongly gendered division of labour. Thus, the most specific correct comparison is option c rather than “all of the above.”
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