gender role

English

Alternative forms

• gender-role

Etymology

Coined by New Zealand American psychologist, sexologist, and college professor John Money.

Noun

gender role (plural gender roles)

1. A set of expected behaviours and attitudes associated with a specific gender.

Related terms

• femininity
• masculinity

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 性別角色／性别角色 (zh) (xìngbié juésè)

• Finnish: sukupuolirooli (fi)
• French: rôle de genre
• Japanese: 性役割 (せいやくわり, sei yakuwari)
• Ukrainian: гендерна роль f (henderna rolʹ)

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• Swedish: könsroll (sv)