gender norms
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgenderandnorm
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gender
noun
uk/ˈdʒen.dər/us/ˈdʒen.dɚ/
a group of people in a society who share particular qualities or ways of behaving which that society associates with being male, female, or ...
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norm
noun[C usually plural]
uk/nɔːm/us/nɔːrm/
an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people ...
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(Definition ofgenderandnormfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These hypotheses rely on the idea that gender is a binary system where deviation from eithergendernormis viewed as socially unacceptable.
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Such an insight certainly applies to colonial situations, which included gender norms imposed from outside as well as various and competing indigenous values and practices.
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I have in mind religious cultures, class divisions, status norms, and gender norms.
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An adequate historical discussion of gender norms, identities, and boundaries requires more than just consideration of how women were treated or portrayed.
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It is difficult, however, to judge the wider significance of this public discussion and questioning of gender norms.
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To a large extent, rap and ragga competitions reflect and reinforce gender norms that restrict females' public activities and avenues for self-expression.
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In many cases, such efforts violated entrenched gender norms, yet did not result in women's emancipation in the post-independence period.
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Women improvisers may traditionally have a different sense of autonomy, in adherence to gender norms.
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While music education might offer a means to change behaviour patterns, it appears that these gender norms are internalised at a surprisingly young age.
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Though rap and ragga competitions are sites for the contestation and negotiation of gender norms, it is important to maintain critical balance in analysing this point.
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Women now enjoyed greater employment opportunities and changing gender norms that encouraged increased labor involvement.
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