Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) - Key Ideas (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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When did Simone de Beauvoir live?
When did Simone de Beauvoir live?
1908-1986
De Beauvoir's most influential work
De Beauvoir's most influential work
The Second Sex (1949)
What 'The Second Sex' laid groundwork for
What 'The Second Sex' laid groundwork for
Second-wave feminism
What 'sex' refers to according to de Beauvoir
What 'sex' refers to according to de Beauvoir
Biological differences (anatomy, chromosomes, reproduction)
How de Beauvoir views 'gender'
How de Beauvoir views 'gender'
A social construct, not innate from biology
De Beauvoir's quote: 'One is not born, but rather becomes...'
De Beauvoir's quote: 'One is not born, but rather becomes...'
...a woman
Characteristics of 'myth of femininity'
Characteristics of 'myth of femininity'
Passive, nurturing, self-sacrificing
How women are positioned in relation to men
How women are positioned in relation to men
'The Other' (men are the Self/norm)
De Beauvoir's term for avoiding acknowledging one's freedom
De Beauvoir's term for avoiding acknowledging one's freedom
Bad faith
What de Beauvoir says women need for liberation
What de Beauvoir says women need for liberation
Solidarity and collective political action
Criticism: what de Beauvoir's analysis lacks
Criticism: what de Beauvoir's analysis lacks
Intersectionality (consideration of race, class)
De Beauvoir's intellectual partner
De Beauvoir's intellectual partner
Jean-Paul Sartre
What de Beauvoir challenges in biological determinism
What de Beauvoir challenges in biological determinism
That biology is destiny for gender roles
Why myths of femininity serve as oppression tools
Why myths of femininity serve as oppression tools
Make gender roles seem natural and unchangeable