Weekday class: due Monday, 3/17
Friday class: due 3/21
Read: Abridged version of the "Introduction" to the Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir and answer the following questions:
Beauvoir Questions
1. Define the following words: objective, androcentric , virility, emancipation (cite your source!)
2. Explain what Beauvoir means by “woman as Other”. How does it relate to our discussion about dominant vs. marginalized?
3. How has biology argued that women are inferior?
4. Historically, who has answered for women in society? What was the justification for this?
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