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Simone de Beauvoir
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Simone de Beauvoir: The Second Sex
- IDEA 1
Women as the other
De Beauvoir argued that society defines men as the norm and women in relation to them. Recognising this is the first step to equality.
- IDEA 2
Becoming, not born
Gender roles are learned through upbringing and expectation rather than fixed by nature. What is learned can be changed.
- IDEA 3
Freedom and responsibility
Each person must take responsibility for creating their life. Oppression limits that freedom and must be challenged.
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