double standard of sexual behavior
- noun
- /ˈdʌbəl ˈstændərd əv ˈsɛkʃuəl bɪˈheɪvjər/
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doble moral sexual
- Many films still portray a double standard of sexual behavior, judging women more harshly than men.
Examples
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The double standard of sexual behavior has been challenged by feminist movements around the world.
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Society's double standard of sexual behavior often impacts young people as they form their identities.
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Many people criticize the double standard of sexual behavior in society.
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The double standards of sexual behaviour often harm women's rights.
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Many films still portray a double standard of sexual behavior, judging women more harshly than men.
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Society's double standard of sexual behavior often impacts young people as they form their identities.
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The double standard of sexual behavior has been challenged by feminist movements around the world.
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Morphology
double + standard + of + sexual + behavior
The phrase is largely compositional — a B1 learner who knows 'double', 'standard', 'sexual', and 'behavior' can infer that two different rules are being applied to sexual behavior. However, the specific social implication (that men are typically permitted greater freedom than women and the power dynamics involved) depends on cultural/pragmatic knowledge and is not fully predictable from the words alone, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Double standard of sexual behavior comes from the simple image of using double rules, where one standard is for men and a different one is for women. So, it refers to a social rule that 'allows more sexual freedom for men than for women'.