Descriptor English: | Gender Norms | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Normas de Género
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Normas de Gênero | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Norme des Genres | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Compulsory Heterosexuality Gender Norm Gender Normativity Gender System Gender Systems Heteronormativity Homonormativity Homosexism Homosexist |
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Tree number(s): |
SP3.311.750.480.300 |
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Scope note: | Beliefs about women and men, boys and girls that are passed from generation to generation through the process of socialization. They change over time and differ in different cultures and populations. Gender norms lead to inequality if they reinforce: a) mistreatment of one group or sex over the other; b) differences in power and opportunities. (From: http://bit.ly/28Ov5VO) |
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Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
History Note: | 2019 |
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Related: |
Social Norms
MeSH | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 57436 | ||||||
Unique ID: | DDCS057436 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
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Gender Norms
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Concept UI |
FD00062130 |
Scope note | Beliefs about women and men, boys and girls that are passed from generation to generation through the process of socialization. They change over time and differ in different cultures and populations. Gender norms lead to inequality if they reinforce: a) mistreatment of one group or sex over the other; b) differences in power and opportunities. (From: http://bit.ly/28Ov5VO) |
Preferred term | Gender Norms |
Entry term(s) |
Compulsory Heterosexuality Gender Norm Gender Normativity Gender System Gender Systems Heteronormativity Homonormativity Homosexism Homosexist |
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