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DOUBLE STANDARD OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does double standard of sexual behavior mean?
• DOUBLE STANDARD OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR (noun)
The noun DOUBLE STANDARD OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR has 1 sense:
1. a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)
Familiarity information: DOUBLE STANDARD OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DOUBLE STANDARD OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("double standard of sexual behavior" is a kind of...):
double standard (an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another)
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