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    The document discusses Simone de Beauvoir's seminal work The Second Sex. It asks the reader to answer questions about how de Beauvoir is defined, when the book was written and the historical context, why de Beauvoir compares girls to live dolls, the role of adult women, external pressures that perpetuate the objectification of women, and the meaning of the statement "One is not born a woman, but becomes one."

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    I.E.S.

    Mariana Pineda

    SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR. THE SECOND SEX

    Key words: femininity, suppress, socialization, agency, objectification, role, accessory, submissive,
    freedom, complicit, liberation, conservatism.

    Answer the following questions:

    1. How is define the French philosopher and writer Simone de Beauvoir at the beginning of the video?



    2. When did Beauvoir write The Second Sex? What was the historical context?

    3. Name three reasons why Beauvoir compares a girl with a live doll:



    4. As an adult the role of a woman is:



    5. What three external pressures are complicit in perpetuating the objectification of women?

    6. What is the meaning of the statement: One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

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