What sort of feminist was De Beauvoir? Flashcards
What sort of feminist was De Beauvoir?
Existential and liberal`
What does bad faith mean?
Failing to impose one’s will
What does authenticity mean?
Successfully imposing one’s will
What does Other mean for De Beauvoir?
The idea of otherness what men have created to characterise women as different (according to men’s choosing, not their own).
What is De Beauvoir’s best known work?
The Second Sex
One is not _____, but rather _____ a woman. Fill in the gaps.
One is not born, but rather becomes a woman.
Who said this…One is not born, but rather becomes a woman.
De Beauvoir
When does de Beauvoir argue that women’s freedom is taken away from them?
At birth.
What sort of liberation did De Beauvoir argue women needed to secure first?
Sexual liberation
Which later liberal feminist did De Beauvoir influence?
Friedan
What is the title of Millett’s best known book and when was it published?
Sexual Politics, 1970.
What sort of liberation did Millett argue women needed to secure first?
Sexual
How did Millett describe heterosexual relationships?
As political because men dominate women in them.
Who said…Patriarchy was a ‘social constant’ running through political, social and economic structures
Millett
What did Millett say was society’s chief patriarchal institution?
Family
What sort of a feminist was Millett?
Radical
How did Greer explain why men oppress women?
Men hate women and that’s why they oppress them
Which word beginning with a C describes how Greer views what men have done to women?
Castrated
What does Greer say women have been taught by the patriarchal society?
Women have been taught to hate themselves so willinging accept inferior positions
How does Firestone describe the history of civilisation?
A dialectic between men and women
How did Firestone describe pregnancy?
“pregnancy is barbaric”
What did Firestone was the main source of female oppression?
Women’s childbearing role
What did she say biological reproduction should be replaced with?
Artificial reproduction, i.e. in a lab
What did Millett say the nuclear family should be replaced with?
Communal child-rearing and living.