Anthropologist Oyèrónké Oyěwùmí holds a postmodern view of gender. She reports that the Yoruban society of West Africa was a genderless society prior to the arrival of Western researchers. If that is indeed the case, why did the researchers find evidence of a gender system upon their arrival?
a. The researchers manufactured evidence to support their preferred views.
b. The Yorubans deliberately deceived the researchers.
c. The Yorubans developed a gender system under the influence of the researchers.
d. The researcher’s preconceptions shaped their interpretation of what they saw.