gender role
61gender — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ female, male ▪ same ▪ opposite GENDER + NOUN ▪ relations ▪ …
62gender — Category to which an individual is assigned by self or others, on the basis of sex. Cf.:sex, g. role. * * * gen·der jen dər n 1) SEX (1) 2) the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex * * * gen·der… …
63gender-bending role — usually, a cross dressing role in which a male or female plays a character of the opposite sex Examples: Some Like It Hot (1959), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Tootsie (1982) (pictured) Dustin Hoffman, The Year of Living Dangerously… …
64gender twist — a role traditionally played by a male or female that is switched and played by a member of the opposite sex; see also non traditional casting Examples: Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson (originally a male role) in His Girl Friday (1940), Judi …
65Gender roles in Sri Lanka — All ethnic groups in Sri Lanka preserve clear distinctions in the roles of the sexes. Women are responsible for cooking, raising children, and taking care of housework. In families relying on agriculture, women are in charge of weeding and help… …
66gender identity — /dʒɛndər aɪˈdɛntəti/ (say jenduhr uy dentuhtee) noun a human identity which is premised on a sex role distinction, usually developed as part of socialisation in childhood …
67Third gender — The terms third gender and third sex describe individuals who are considered to be neither women nor men, as well as the social category present in those societies who recognize three or more genders.The state of being neither male nor female may …
68Sex und Gender — Street Art in Berlin: ein Aufruf zum Ausbruch aus den traditionellen Geschlechterrollen Der Begriff Gender [ˈdʒɛndɚ] bezeichnet das „soziale“ oder „psychologische“ Geschlecht einer Person im Unterschied zum biologischen Geschlecht (engl. sex).… …
69Sociology of gender — is a prominent subfield of sociology. Since 1950 an increasing part of the academic literature, and of the public discourse uses gender for the perceived or projected (self identified) masculinity or femininity of a person. The terms was… …
70Prescriptions regarding gender roles — In most, if not all societies, there are prescriptions regarding gender roles. The traditions, and sometimes the laws, of a society often direct that certain career choices and lifestyles are appropriate to men, and other career choices and… …
