However, since age apparently remained the overriding principle of social organization in central Kenya, some senior women had much authority.
然而，显然的是，年龄仍然是肯尼亚中部社会组织的首要原则，所以一些年长的妇女有很大的权力。
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Authority is a social safety net.
权威像是一张社交安全网。
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That suggests that marriage – even second marriages – confers social, legal, and personal benefits that those in positions of power or authority take advantage of.