the second sex

Freedom, ambiguity and the social making of gender. Connect philosophical claims to the historical situations and exclusions the text examines.

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• How does a situation shape the possibilities of freedom?

  coreIntroduction or preface and opening chapter. Record the edition and translator before reading.

  Freedom, ambiguity and the social making of gender. Connect philosophical claims to the historical situations and exclusions the text examines.

Ideas and questions

Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.

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