About this title: "One is not born a woman, one becomes one"--this is the main theme of de Beauvoir's classic 1949 study of the status of women, in which she attempts to show how simply being born female affects a woman's life and choices. The book counsels women not to passively accept their lot, but to pursue meaningful work, and to fight the status of "second sex" that has been unfairly allotted to them because of their capacity to bear children. De Beauvoir weaves together history, philosophy, economics, biology, and literature in a scholarly but accessible study that was ahead of its time, and that is ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780394712277ISBN:0394712277
Description: Acceptable. Well used. Still readable but not for the collector. There is some staining on the outside of the pages, does not effect the type. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1974-07-12
ISBN-13:9780394712277ISBN:0394712277
Description: Good. PAPERBACK. Good Condition. Pages clean and secure. Creasing at spine. Wear to edges and corners. Previous store's price sticker on front and back covers. Previous owner's name on first title page. Note scratched out on inner front cover. Reading copy. read more
Description: Good- As issued No Jacket. Spine curl, paper lifts at heel of spine, damp stain to right edge of about half of the pages(bleeds in at the start of the book about an inch and a half and fades out gradually. Wrinkles pages but does not affect text readability), pages and covers age toning, and other moderate to heavy shopwear. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780394712277ISBN:0394712277
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. darn nice copy. Text in English, French. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 814 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780394712277ISBN:0394712277
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Text in English, French. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 814 p. Audience: General/trade. Embossed book plate read more
"One of the most complex, confusing, and thought provoking book that I have ever read. Simone de Beauvior--one of the great philosophers of all time. This book truly makes you THINK and understand the dynamics of human interactions... between men and women. She brings a kind of truth that MOST of us either does not realize or by choice live between the clouds. Whatever the case, Ms. Beauvoir will make you think different as she sheds light on the most profound philosophical thoughts of this century. She takes every component of man and women and compares, contrast and explains in every sense the difference between the sexes. She argues that the perception of women is what makes them inferior to men--and proves to you how and why by using biology, history, and pyschology on this premise.
If you can find a good translated version of this book and are able to understand the writing.. then I promise.. you will be enlightened!"
"As a fundimental feminist text, this was actually a surprisingly interesting read. I disagreed with so much of it. Mostly I don't support the general idea that "liberty" and "what is natural" is always positive. In my opinion, women by nature of their biological position are always at a slight physical and general disadvantage (based on their need to undergo pregnancy, for example). Creating a system in which this basic problem is removed is an important step, but to call this new system "natural" was frustrating to me. This is not "liberation" in the sense that she means it, but the creation of equality. It is not our social systems that cause inequality, but biology. Our social systems must correct for biological inequity, and blaming them for causing or widening the biological issues is sort of silly. Not to mention that I felt her entire interpretation of the biological differences were silly (men and women put in an equal amount of effort in the creation of a child? really?)."
"I didn't read this book from cover to cover. See, I had to read this book because I was using feminism theory on my final thesis. But I do agree with Simone de Beauvoir's opinions that in many countries including Indonesia, women are positioned mostly as citizen number two who have less privileges than men do in so many aspects of life. What I dislike most is the double standards applied to women. It's not enough for a woman to be good at one aspect of her life, she has to be good in all aspects to be called a good woman. For example, if you are a successful career woman, it will worth nothing if you are not a good mother (knows how to do everything at home), a good wife, a good caretaker. It doesn't work that way for men. They are either good at work or good at home and that's OK. When they're good at both, they are superb, a super dad, a super husband. And what makes it worst is, many women agree with this way of thinking. Sad."
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