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Double standard   Listen
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double standard  n.  A standard or set of principles governing conduct, which is applied more stringently or differently to one group of people than to another; used especially of standards of sexual behavior that condemn behavior on the part of women that is condoned or not condemned when exhibited by men.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Double standard" Quotes from Famous Books



... never knew the sweet uses of adversity. I did, of course, but here I am, a childless getting on in years, not apt to leave a deep impression on the coming generation. It's a funny world, Julie! It's a strange sort of civilization to pose under the name of Christ. Christ had no double standard of morals; Christ forgave. Law is all very well, society has its uses, I have no doubt, but there are higher standards than either!" "Well, that has come to me forcibly during the past few years," Julia ...
— The Story Of Julia Page - Works of Kathleen Norris, Volume V. • Kathleen Norris



Words linked to "Double standard" :   ethical code, ethic



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