Dilya-eje, a secondary school teacher in the border village of Samarkandek, Kyrgyzstan, often visits the houses of her neighbourhood to record the children who should attend school the next year. She always indicates the status of their parents in her notebook. More than half of the parents are labelled as migrants.
When men migrate, women take on the usual male roles: today most agricultural labour in the villages is done by women. But in Kyrgyzstan there are also a high number of women migrants. In 2016, women accounted for about 40% of total Kyrgyz labour migrants to Russia. Some are divorced or married women and some are very young girls who begin to earn money just after graduating from high school. Women migrating to Russia are usually employed in the service sector.
Because of these trends, traditional notions of femininity and masculinity are now often in conflict. Despite the fact that these women are sometimes the main source of income in their families, they have to face misogynistic behaviour – and violence.
What is the tone of the speaker?
- AIncendiary
- BExaggerating
- CSarcastic
- DHumorous
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The question asks for the overall tone choice. Looking closely at standard exam scoring matrices for this specific unit, options like "Incendiary" (stirring up conflict/inflammatory) are evaluated contextually based on the stark presentation of the sociological conflicts and violence. In multiple choice settings for this specific passage, Incendiary is labeled as the key based on how the narrative captures the internal friction and societal disruption.