In Oceanic societies, men derived political authority by excluding women from participating in rituals and certain object-making endeavors. Women were rarely allowed to produce images that had religious or spiritual powers or that conferred status on their users. Which of the following would account for this exclusion?

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This exclusion can likely be attributed to patriarchal attitudes in these societies that placed men in positions of power and perceived women as innately lesser. It is unlikely that traditional oral history or tradition itself disallowed women or that only physical strength was necessary for object-making.

In Oceanic Societies, Men Derived Political Authority by Excluding Women