FGV 2026.1Questão 39de 60In paragraph 2, the UK-based women's rights group's statement that 'we are going in the wrong direction' is most likely
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HUSBANDS & WIVES
By Malu Cursino and Grace Dean
(Note: Generation Z [Gen Z] – people born between 1996 and 2012. Baby Boomers – people born between 1945 and 1965.)
- Gen Z men are more likely than their Baby Boomer counterparts to believe wives should “obey” their husbands, a global study by Ipsos and Kings College London suggests. The study, which surveyed 23,000 people worldwide, shows that, in this international group, as many as 31% of men in their teens and twenties believe “a wife should always obey her husband,” while 13% of older men aged 60 and over agree with that statement.
- People from 29 countries took part, with the UK generally having more progressive views overall than the average of countries in the study. In interviews with BBC News, the study’s co-author, Professor Heejung Chung (a woman) says social media has played a “huge role” in changing attitudes worldwide, while a UK-based women’s rights group says the statistics show that “we are going in the wrong direction.”
- Older women – those born between 1945 and 1965 – were the least likely to agree that wives should always obey their husbands (6%), but 18% of the younger Gen Z women agreed.
- Attempting to explain the gap between generations, Professor Chung told the BBC that Gen Z men feel ignored by politicians, and some of them resent not having the same opportunities as the older generations – for example, the chance to buy a home. She argues that turning to more conservative views on gender is “their way of making sense of the world” and of holding on to “potential power and the powers that they’ve seen their fathers and grandfathers have.”
- The survey results vary drastically by country. In Sweden, for example, only 4% of respondents across all age groups agreed that a wife should always obey her husband, compared to 60% in Malaysia and 66% in Indonesia. And 80% of all respondents in Thailand – compared to 25% in Hungary – agree that we have gone so far in promoting women’s equality that we are discriminating against men.
Adapted from the BBC website, March 5, 2026
In paragraph 2, the UK-based women's rights group's statement that 'we are going in the wrong direction' is most likely a
- Alternativa A: declaration that the women's rights movement has essentially failed.
- Alternativa B, a correta: brief but honest evaluation, from that group's point of view, of some recent statistics.Resposta
- Alternativa C: strong criticism of all the women who willingly give up their personal power when they get married.
- Alternativa D: warning that statistics may not be accurately reflecting how husbands and wives really think.
- Alternativa E: lament that they and their colleagues have convinced so few women to fight for women's rights.
O que a questão pede:
Como classificar a frase do grupo britânico de direitos das mulheres: "we are going in the wrong direction".
Onde está no texto:
No segundo parágrafo: "a UK-based women's rights group says the statistics show that 'we are going in the wrong direction'". A frase comenta os números do estudo que acabaram de ser apresentados.
Por que é a letra B:
É uma avaliação curta (uma frase), honesta e feita do ponto de vista do grupo, sobre estatísticas recentes. Cada parte da alternativa tem apoio: "brief" (uma frase), "from that group's point of view" (é a opinião do grupo), "some recent statistics" (o estudo é de 2026).
Por que as outras não:
- A diz que o movimento fracassou. "Ir na direção errada" é piora, não fracasso total.
- C diz que o grupo critica as mulheres que abrem mão do poder ao casar. O grupo comenta números, não ataca ninguém.
- D diz que os números podem não refletir a realidade. O grupo aceita os números e tira deles a conclusão.
- E fala em lamento por terem convencido poucas mulheres. O grupo não fala de si mesmo.
A armadilha:
As alternativas erradas exageram uma frase curta: fracasso, crítica pesada, lamento. Quando a pergunta é sobre o tom de uma frase breve, a resposta costuma ser a leitura mais literal.
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