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gender roles  

Definition

  • Gender roles consist of shared expectations that apply to individuals on the basis of their socially identified sex. The sharing of gender roles refers to the tendency of expectations associated with men and women to be consensual in society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Gender Roles]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H325F66R-G

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