gender role
Sign in to savesocial role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex or sexuality
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A gender role is a set of behaviors and attitudes that society considers acceptable or appropriate for people based on their sex or sexuality. Understanding gender roles matters because they shape what opportunities, responsibilities, and freedoms people have in their daily lives and in society more broadly.
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Research
67,153 papers- Mapping gender role stress scales utilities: a scoping review approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2024
- Does gender role explain a high risk of depression? A meta-analytic review of 40 years of evidence.Journal of affective disorders · 2021
- Gender Role Attitudes Influence Vocal Masculine Preferences Among Gay Men in China.Evolutionary psychology : an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behavior · 2023
- Traditional Masculinity and Men's Psychological Help-Seeking: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025
- Conference on 'Understanding the role of sex and gender in nutrition research'.The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · 2024
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A gender role, or sex role, is a social norm deemed appropriate or desirable for individuals based on their gender or sex, and is usually centered on societal views of masculinity and femininity.