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GENDER-FREE [2 records]

Record 1 2023-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Social Policy (General)
DEF

That is not organized or distinguished by gender, or that is not associated with a gender.

OBS

Refers to a place, an occupation, an object, etc.

Key term(s)
  • genderfree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Politiques sociales (Généralités)
DEF

Qui n'est pas organisé ou caractérisé selon le genre, ou qui n'est pas associé à un genre.

OBS

Se dit d'un lieu, d'une profession, d'un objet, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Políticas sociales (Generalidades)
DEF

No discriminatorio con respecto al sexo.

OBS

La Real Academia de la Lengua Española desaconseja el uso de la palabra "género", del inglés "gender", para todas las nociones relativas a diferencias o desigualdades de índole social, económica, política, laboral, etc. En español, debe emplearse el término "sexo" y sus derivados "sexista", "sexual".

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Record 2 2023-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
DEF

Referring to a person who does not have a gender.

OBS

Agender people often identify as non-binary.

Key term(s)
  • genderfree

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie
DEF

Se dit d'une personne qui n'a pas de genre.

OBS

Les personnes agenres s'identifient souvent comme des personnes non binaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología
  • Sociología
DEF

Se dice de las personas que no se identifican con ninguno de los géneros, ni el masculino ni el femenino, independientemente del cuerpo con el que hayan nacido; por lo tanto, se consideran de género nulo.

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