heteronormative
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- adjective
- /ˌhɛtərəˈnɔrmətɪv/
- Despite the "new" sexual freedom, the dominant socio-cultural demands are primarily heteronormative.
- heteronormative society
- heteronormative expectations
- heteronormative content
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Watch on YouTubeThey just assume that anyone defending capitalism, if they're a white heteronormative male, it must be because they're trying to.
- They just assume that anyone defending capitalism, if they're a white heteronormative male, it must be because they're trying to.
- But, you know, those kind of Western heteronormative notions of beauty are almost exclusively associated with youth.
- They don't understand that being heteronormative doesn't.
- Other than last year, I'm a heteronormative cisgender white male, for which I apologize.
Examples
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Same-sex attraction represents a more profound break with heteronormative socialization than same-sex experience in itself does.
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Mason's book was written for other laypeople and picked up on similar themes of trauma, experience, and heteronormative masculinity.
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It's a heteronormative thing that girls do.
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You think, though, it's too heteronormative?
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Not to sound too heteronormative, but maybe Charlotte's right.
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Family time essentially revolves around the needs of children and supports a heteronormative framework.
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Japanese heteronormative norms compel Japanese men to find jobs and become good family providers.
Academic text (2018) -
In Asian American criticism, the consensus is that Daisy and Joey's relationship reinforces heteronormative values.
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From an outward perspective, Hugo Graubel is the epitome of the heteronormative family man.
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Many movies promote a heteronormative view of relationships that can affect societal expectations.
Synonyms
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8.7
Treating heterosexual relationships as better than other relationships
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9.6
To put straight relationships first and ignore other sexual orientations
How Heteronormative
- Offensive
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8.7
14
7.2
3
8.7
198
3.6
85
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heteronormative is made of hetero- ('different', used in heterosexual to mean 'opposite-sex') and norm ('normal rule'), so it names the idea that opposite-sex relationships are treated as the usual or preferred kind in society.