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-de Beauvoir, “The Second Sex”
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“The Second Sex” book review
De Beauvoir wrote this text in the 1940’s, and she explored how women and men were unequal socially, economically and politically. At this time, women had a political voice thanks to being awarded the vote and it meant that many people believed that feminism was done, the fight was over. On the contrary, this was…
The history of the ideal body type.
Last week I explored how diet culture has allowed patriarchal beliefs to become deeply ingrained into our society. I briefly touched on how diet culture shifts to match that of societies ideal body type. Therefore, I decided that today I am exploring how the “ideal body type” is an ever changing phenomenon. This week I…
On eating problems
This weeks blog will be exploring a side of feminism that is often overlooked; how the patriarchy can lead to mental health issues. Evidently, the rise of social media has been a catalyst for many people, particularly teenagers, developing eating problems or even eating disorders. However, people are quick to blame social media but not…
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