Simone De Beauvoir Once Famously Asserted That "One Is Not

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Multiple Choice

Simone de Beauvoir once famously asserted that "one is not born a woman,but becomes one," to suggest that women are created by cultural forces.How might sociobiologists respond to this?

• A) De Beauvoir does not account for the role of industrialization in creating the category of woman.
• B) De Beauvoir misses that what constitutes a woman is biological as well as cultural.
• C) De Beauvoir fails to show how the category of woman is purely an effect of economics.
• D) De Beauvoir is correct because our biology determines our culture.

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Definitions:

Reproductive Organs

Organs involved in the reproduction process, including the testes in males and the ovaries in females.

Inhibin

A hormone secreted by the gonads that inhibits the production of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) by the pituitary gland, thereby affecting reproductive functions.

FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone, a gonadotropin involved in the regulation of reproductive processes, including the maturation of ovarian follicles in females and spermatogenesis in males.

Thymus Gland

An organ located in the chest that produces T-cells crucial for the immune response, particularly significant during early development.