What is Simone de Beauvoir suggesting when she says, "One is not born a woman"?

What will be an ideal response?


Beauvoir is suggesting that to call someone "a woman" is not just to claim that she is anatomically female, but to project onto her the various socially imposed roles and behaviors that serve as standards for judging women.

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Tefillin are called in English ______

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The tragic poet is more like the craftsman who builds the chair than the painter who represents it, according to Plato

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The ancient smith who makes a deal with the devil to get supernatural powers is a story that highlights the _____ theme.

A. quest B. bargain C. good twin and the bad twin D. survivor

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Racism, sexism, and heterosexism can negatively impact __________

A) those in the "unprivileged" group in each category B) anyone C) those in the "privileged" group in each category D) men only

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