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... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender identities and roles > gender as institution

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gender as institution  

Definition

  • A number of theories attempt to explain how social inequality based on gender is produced, maintained, and unsettled. This article takes up one such approach, looking at gender as a social institution. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Institution, Gender as]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-N30ZQX8C-S

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