| Uniform title | Deuxième sexe. English |
| Contents |
I. Facts and myths. Destiny : Biological data ; The psychoanalytical point of view ; The point of view of historical materialism -- History -- Myths : Montherlant or the bread of disgust ; D. H. Lawrence or phallic pride ; Claudel or the handmaiden of the Lord ; Breton or poetry ; Stendhal or romancing the real -- II. Lived experience. Formative years : Childhood ; The girl ; Sexual initiation ; The lesbian -- Situation : The married woman ; The mother ; Social life ; Prostitutes and hetaeras ; From maturity to old age ; Woman's situation and character -- Justifications : The narcissist ; The woman in love ; the mystic -- Toward liberation : The independent woman. |
| Abstract |
An unabridged version of Beauvoir's feminist exploration of the psychological, sexual and social roles of women and their historical and contemporary situation in Western culture at the middle of the twentieth century. |
| General note | "This translation originally published in slightly different form in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape ... in 2009"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009023164 |
| ISBN | 9780307265562 (hc) |
| ISBN | 0307265560 (hc) |
