We Are Not Born Submissive: How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives

by Manon Garcia

Book Overview

A philosophical exploration of female submission, using insights from feminist thinkers--especially Simone de Beauvoir--to reveal the complexities of women's reality and lived experience

What role do women play in the perpetuation of patriarchy? On the one hand, popular media urges women to be independent, outspoken, and career-minded. Yet, this same media glorifies a specific, sometimes voluntary, female submissiveness as a source...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069120182X
• ISBN13: 9780691201825
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.1"