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What is Gender
1.
Socially constructed definition of women and men.
Gender
is determined by the conception of tasks, functions, and roles attributed to women and men in society and in public and private life.
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2.
Refers to the attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that a given culture associates with a person’s biological sex. Behavior that is compatible with cultural expectations is referred to as
gender
-normative; behaviors that are viewed as incompatible with these expectations constitute
gender
non conformity (APA).
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3.
It is a concept that reveals the different responsibilities or duties expected by the society for a woman or a man just because of their
gender
.
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4.
The social behaviours and characteristics for male and female persons in a given society.
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5.
Refers to the cultural construction of femininity and masculinity.
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6.
Gender
is the sociological/ cultural definition of men and women that also connotes the power differences between men and women in all spheres of life.
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7.
The way of living depending on the biological sex, which is shaped by society.
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8.
A binary social construction that socially aligns all male bodied individuals into masculine identity and all female-bodied into feminine identity. All that is male, is not female and all that is female, is not male.
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9.
Relating to the sex of a person.
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10.
The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones).
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11.
The culturally specific set of characteristics that identifies the social behaviour of women and men and the relationship between them.
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12.
Gender
is social construct about behavior regarded as appropriate for the members of each sex.
Gender
does not refer to the physical attributes in terms of which men and women differ, but to socially form trait of masculinity and femininity. It is the man-woman distinction.
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13.
Refers to the masculine and feminine type, it is physical, behavior, and biological traits, traditionally associated with sex, but is used to describe the characteristics of women and men that are socially constructed, while sex refers to those that are biologically determined.
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The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones)
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15.
As indicated in student record data,
gender
includes the categories male, female, and other/unknown.
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16.
The physical and/or social condition of being male or female.
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17.
Is a cultural construct which assigns roles according to sex type.
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18.
The social and cultural differences attributed to men and women by different societies.
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19.
Gender
refers to the roles, behaviours, activities, attributes and opportunities that any society considers appropriate for girls and boys, and women and men.
Gender
interacts with, but is different from, the binary categories of biological sex.
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20.
Refers to the two sexes (male and female) with reference to sociocultural difference rather than biological status. It is acknowledged that individual choice enables individuals to identify as male, female or a non-specific
gender
.
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21.
Refers to the social
gender
role or the social
gender
qualities; everything that is typically assiociated with men and women within a certain culture.
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22.
Gender
refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls, and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl, or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct,
gender
varies from society to society and can change over time.
Gender
is hierarchical and produces inequalities that intersect with other social and economic inequalities.
Gender
-based discrimination intersects with other factors of discrimination, such as ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability, age, geographic location,
gender
identity and sexual orientation, among others.
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23.
Either of the two sexes (male and female), especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones. The term is also used more broadly to denote a range of identities that do not correspond to established ideas of male and female.
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24.
The social and cultural construction of the relation between men and women.
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25.
Social and cultural meanings, roles, beliefs, and norms associated with biological sex.
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26.
Is a socio-economic variable for analysing roles responsibilities, opportunities and needs of men and women in a given context.
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27.
Implies socially constructed phenomena not residing inside the human as being a man or women, rather bringing about redefinitions of subjectivities and subject positions over time.
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28.
The cultural system of differentiation regulating sexual identity.
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29.
A socially constructed social identity based on an individual’s sex, outward expression and internal identification as male, female,
gender
queer,
gender
fluid,
gender
nonconforming, etc.
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30.
The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones).
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31.
Gender
is defined as the socially constructed roles and socially learned behaviours and expectations of women and men in a particular society.
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32.
A socially assigned role to women or men that attributes social meaning to biological differences between sexes.
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33.
From the Latin genus “sort”; a range of the characteristics, relating to masculinity and femininity.
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34.
It is the whole of the roles that society expects from women and men other than biological sex.
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35.
This is the sex type a participant belongs to. It is used as a synonym of sex in this chapter.
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36.
Individuals’ feelings based on their ‘
gender
identity’, in other words; feelings of ‘maleness and femaleness’.
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37.
The culturally and socially constructed definition of being male or female.
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38.
Socially constructed and defined roles, expectations etc. that attributed to different sexes.
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39.
Individuals’ psychological, social, and cultural characteristics, which are constructed and communicated via a variety of channels that may include expressions, traits, and social roles and are often, though not always, associated with one’s sex.
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40.
Noun that identifies and socially differentiates men and women, traditionally used as a synonym for sex: male and female.
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41.
The meaning and socio-cultural differences between males and females.
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42.
Socially constructed definition of women and men.
Gender
is determined by the conception of tasks, functions and roles attributed to women and men in society and in public and private life.
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43.
It is expressed in the form of socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and approaches that a certain society deems appropriate for women and men (General Directorate of Women's Status, 2016).
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44.
Socially constructed roles.
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45.
refers to the differences between men and women.
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46.
The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones).
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47.
The traits associated with one sex or the other.
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48.
Behaviors, values, clothing, and other social and cultural attributes that are portrayed and perceived as appropriate to a particular sex.
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49.
Refers to the attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that a given culture associates with a person's biological sex.
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50.
The differential conceptualization of man and woman based on their prescribed, socialization, and assigned roles in the society.
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51.
It is used to refer to socially constructed roles and cultural representations.
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52.
Role of male or female in society.
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53.
A range of identities that do not only correspond to male and female. In this chapter, the focus is on discrimination of a group of persons based upon their
gender
identities.
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54.
The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones).
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55.
Roles and responsibilities attributed to women and men in society
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56.
A determination of characteristics of females and males based on chromosomal designation of the X and Y chromosomal pairing.
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57.
Social construction of identity and roles based on normative values
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58.
Refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
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59.
The concept of
gender
refers to the roles, learned behaviors and expectations that are determined by the society for women and men, apart from the biological differences of women and men.
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60.
The range of physical, mental, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity.
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61.
The social dimension of being male or female
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62.
Refers to the social construct established to distinguish between males and females.
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63.
The socially defined roles of males and female. This vary from one community to another.
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64.
The state of being male or female that is typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.
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65.
This is a social construction that refers to the roles developed by male and female in response to their environment, especially concerning socio-cultural differences rather than biological ones.
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66.
Gender
is a social construct that denotes social roles to different
gender
identities (e.g. man, woman) based on social and cultural norms of society.
Gender
is fluid, dynamic, and
gender
roles change from society to society and over time.
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67.
The socially constructed characteristics of women and men – such as norms, roles, and relationships of and between women and men.
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68.
A cultural construct of femininity and masculinity as opposed to the biological sex that humans are born with.
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69.
A dichotomy distinguishing males and females. The women or females are usually referred to as the weaker vessels. In matter of equal access between males and females in Africa, males have usually more liberties and chances.
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70.
The term is defined in the Istanbul Convention as the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for women and men.
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71.
The sex of individuals (male or female).
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72.
Refers the distance learner’s biological state of being either male or female.
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73.
Refers to the socially-constructed set of expectations, behaviours and activities of women and men which are attributed to them on the basis of their sex.
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74.
A set of ideas, beliefs, practices and social prescriptions that a culture develops from the anatomical difference between women and men, to symbolize and socially build what “characterizes” men (masculine) versus women (feminine).
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75.
A general concept that covers all the common characteristics of a given group, class, etc.
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76.
It is the social structure that determines the expectations, values, images, behaviors, roles, beliefs of men and women in a society.
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77.
A sociocultural expression of particular characteristics and roles attributed to people with reference to their sex and sexuality.
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78.
It is a pair of social roles based on the person’s
gender
, roles to which people identify or not.
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79.
The social dimension of the female and male sexes.
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80.
The definition of sexuality in the social process.
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81.
Representative of an individual’s
gender
identity (personal perception of their
gender
) and
gender
expression (e.g., clothing, pronouns, mannerisms), regardless of social constructs related to their sex assigned at birth (e.g., male, female, intersex).
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82.
Gender
roles shaped by social norms.
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83.
The interpretations of the biological realities associated to the two sexes which are defined and perceived through the prism of human conventions that regularize and organize behavior, thoughts, and roles in society.
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84.
The definition of sexuality in the social process.
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85.
The state of being male or female and generally used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.
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86.
A contested, sliding term often used to refer to the attitudes, feelings and behaviors that a given society considers appropriate to a person’s biological sex, which may not be the same as one’s
gender
identity.
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87.
The state of being masculine (male) or feminine (female).
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88.
The definition of sexuality in the social process.
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89.
A sociological term that refers to the ways in which men and women are socially conditioned to take on constructed male and female roles in society.
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90.
Gender
refers to the socially constructed characteristics of women and men.
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91.
Regards the social construction perspective upon men and women, which divides individuals according to norms and their roles and relationships.
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92.
Is a term widely used to signify the socially or culturally determined roles, behaviours, attributes, or activities that a given society considers appropriate for men and women in that society.
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93.
In the context of climate change is described as socially constructed norms, roles, and relations that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
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94.
Refers to the socially constructed norms that denote the roles of men and women in society.
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95.
The utilization of infrastructure that is socially conditioned by differentials in the daily routines of women relative to men, which are based on the social differentiations in their domestic and commercial roles.
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96.
A range of identities for either of the sexes especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological.
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97.
Refers to the socially-constructed set of expectations, behaviours and activities of women and men which are attributed to them on the basis of their sex.
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98.
Is a socially assigned role to women or men that attributes social meaning to biological differences between sexes.
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99.
Term used to determine an individual’s role and responsibilities as female and male. These roles are learned and vary among cultures across the world.
Gender
is not sexual or biological; instead, it is a social being.
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100.
Socially constructed differences between men and women, boys, and girls.
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101.
The features that distinguish males and females in terms of the norms they follow in the society.
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102.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO),
gender
refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls, and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviors, and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl, or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct,
gender
varies from society to society and can change over time.
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103.
Either of the two main sexes which are male and female, particularly when considered with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.
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104.
Gender
can be defined as the characteristics of women and men which are socially determined. These characteristics can be influenced by many factors such as culture, tradition and religion.
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105.
The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones)
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106.
Gender
describes the characteristics of men and women which are socially determined, in contrast to those which are biologically determined. Sex is the biological differentiation between male and female while
gender
refers to the differentiation between masculinity and femininity; the latter is constructed through socialization, religion, education etc.
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107.
Gender
refers to the socially constructed roles, attitudes and behaviours that are generally considered to be socially appropriate for men and women.
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108.
Gender
Expression refers to how a person dresses, communicates, and otherwise moves through their world, regarding and/or disregarding cultural expectations and symbols of masculinity, femininity, and androgyny.
Gender
Identity refers to how a person feels/identifies as an individual living in a world of
gender
-specific expectations, stereotypes, and language.
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109.
The concept referring that the meaning of being female or male not only covers the biological, genetic and physiological but also the historical, social and cultural concerns.
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110.
This is rendered as social and cultural construct.
Gender
is viewed as a set of male and female behavioral and mental potentials that are shaped and developed by particular societies. Studying
gender
across cultures also allows us to appreciate and perhaps to refute arguments about the essential differences between women and men. At the same time, such comparative studies permit us to identify and celebrate any true universals about men and women.
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111.
A socially created term assigned to individuals based on biological aspects such as specific genitalia.
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112.
It expresses the
gender
roles that societies expect from men and women.
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113.
Refers to sexual identity in relation to culture and society.
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114.
One of the variables that can influence the creation of a business.
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115.
Term used to determine an individual’s role and responsibilities as female and male. These roles are learned and vary among cultures across the world.
Gender
is not sexual or biological; rather, it is a social being.
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116.
The behavioral, social, and cultural distinctions which communities make about males and females, rather than biological ones.
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117.
A social construction which stipulates
gender
roles and implicitly and explicitly categorizes people and social behaviors.
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118.
A social construction of the expectations, rights and privileges that societies have decided that females and males should follow.
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119.
Refers to a sexual category that divides people into two groups: men and women ( Tømte, 2012 ).
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120.
Characteristics that are associated with being male or female.
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121.
A socially assigned role to women or men that attributes social meaning to biological differences between sexes.
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122.
A socially constructed category used to assign individuals as male or female.
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123.
Sexual identity and role established in cultural terms.
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