Why is B incorrect? is it wrong because they didn't accommodate multiple identities, or because of the "without losing its traditional intensity" part?
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Re: Q20
In this question we're asked what is said F & O's data shows about the Japanese American ethnic community.
Preparing myself for the answer choices, I recall that this data is introduced in the 2nd paragraph, and then F & O's suggested implications and criticism of those are discussed in the following two paragraphs.
In general, the data was about income, levels of education, careers, and the level of community integration into nonethnic associations.
With that in hand, off to the answer choices:
(A) has a suspicious "primarily" -- the passage doesn't suggest a primary reason for weakening community bonds. If anything, it's the new professional communities and nonethnic associations that are to blame (lines 24-32). Eliminate.
(B) references the multiple and layered identities mentioned in line 29, however, the passage doesn't suggest this is something unique to the Japanese American community discussed in the passage. Furthermore, what is "traditional intensity" in terms of a community? It's unclear what that would refer to from the passage.
(C) is contradicted by lines 33-39.
(D) is unsupported.
(E) is strongly supported by lines 24-32, where we learn that the community changed because of "new professional communities and nonethnic voluntary associations."
Preparing myself for the answer choices, I recall that this data is introduced in the 2nd paragraph, and then F & O's suggested implications and criticism of those are discussed in the following two paragraphs.
In general, the data was about income, levels of education, careers, and the level of community integration into nonethnic associations.
With that in hand, off to the answer choices:
(A) has a suspicious "primarily" -- the passage doesn't suggest a primary reason for weakening community bonds. If anything, it's the new professional communities and nonethnic associations that are to blame (lines 24-32). Eliminate.
(B) references the multiple and layered identities mentioned in line 29, however, the passage doesn't suggest this is something unique to the Japanese American community discussed in the passage. Furthermore, what is "traditional intensity" in terms of a community? It's unclear what that would refer to from the passage.
(C) is contradicted by lines 33-39.
(D) is unsupported.
(E) is strongly supported by lines 24-32, where we learn that the community changed because of "new professional communities and nonethnic voluntary associations."
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