The passive feminine woman is a social construction imposed on girls

Evidence

Thus, the passivity that essentially characterizes the “feminine” woman is a trait that develops in her from her earliest years. But it is false to claim that therein lies a biological given; in fact, it is a destiny imposed on her by her teachers and by society. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 691

Categorization

• XREF: Directly challenges biological determinism — resonates against the nature-based accounts of woman’s essence that the overall book surveys in its ‘Facts and Myths’ earlier material. — connects to: Virginity destruction makes the female body an irrevocably passive object — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 343; Fairy tales encode gendered roles of active seeker and passive captive. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 706; Female passivity is socially imposed, not biologically determined, and self-reinforces through a vicious circle — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 691 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Female passivity is socially imposed, not biologically determined, and self-reinforces through a vicious circle #corroborates (0.90) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 691
• Women’s exclusion from authority stems from learned passivity, not innate inferiority #corroborates (0.80) — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 673
• Womanhood is socially constructed, not biologically destined #corroborates (0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 676
• Female sexual availability and passivity are structural features ordinary anatomy and force enforce #expands (0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 946
• Social norms constitute the subject rather than merely constraining her #expands (0.72)