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double standard
double standardn. A set of principles that are applied differently and often unfairly between two individuals, items, or groups, especially when applied to the standards of behavior considered acceptable and unacceptable for one group of people as compared to another: "The double standard is alive and well in adults, when assertive behavior is generally heralded in men but disparaged in women" (Lise Eliot). "Advocates of ending the ban have long argued that the policy created a double standard—imposing an unfair burden on religious groups and treating them differently from any other organization" (Sharon Otterman).double standard n a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another dou′ble stand′ard
n. 1. any set of principles applied differently to one group of people than to another, as an unwritten code permitting men greater sexual freedom than women. 2. bimetallism. [1950–55] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | double standard - an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to anotherethical code, ethic - a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conductdouble standard of sexual behavior - a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women) |
Translationsdouble standard
double standard1. Any set of values or principles that are applied differently and unequally to two or more similar people, groups, or situations. The prime minster was accused of engaging in a double standard regarding his foreign policy, supporting extremism in countries long regarded as allies while decrying the same kind of extremism elsewhere.2. An unwritten provision granting more sexual freedom to men than to women. The double standard that young men are encouraged to be sexually active while young women may be ostracized for it is still a hugely pervasive problem for many young people growing up today.See also: double, standarddouble standardA set of principles establishing different provisions for one group than another; also, specifically, allowing men more sexual freedom than women. For example, She complained that her father had a double standard-her brothers were allowed to date, but she was not, even though she was older . [Mid-1900s] See also: double, standardDouble Standard
Any socially tolerated inequality in salary, norms, and attitudes between men and womendouble standard
Words related to double standardnoun an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to anotherRelated Words- ethical code
- ethic
- double standard of sexual behavior
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