In the society described in the passage, the legal standing, of the wife in marriage was ______.

A．the wife's inheritance from her father
B．a gift of money to the new husband
C．a written contract
D．the wife's right to receive one-tenth of her husband's property

A．constant turmoil of the new culture itself
B．absence of a popular vocabulary
C．ocnstant and radical changes
D．bewilderment and frustration of the victims