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Double standard   /dˈəbəl stˈændərd/   Listen
Double standard

noun
1.
An ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another.



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double standard of sexual behavior


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"Double standard" Quotes from Famous Books



... taught to remember the vital sex difference in strength and physique and will not permit a woman to lift or reach unnecessarily—not even to help with his coat. He will not preach a double standard of morality for the men and women unless he practices what he preaches and has always ...
— The Colored Girl Beautiful • E. Azalia Hackley


Words linked to "Double standard" :   double standard of sexual behavior, ethic, ethical code


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