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MONOSEXISME [1 record]

Record 1 2023-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

Prejudice and discrimination against people attracted to people of diverse genders or sexes.

OBS

Monosexism leads to the marginalization of people sexually and/or romantically attracted to people of diverse genders or sexes either by dismissing them, by presenting a favourable bias towards monosexual people, or both.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Attitude de préjugés et de discrimination envers les personnes attirées par des personnes de divers genres ou sexes.

OBS

Le monosexisme engendre la marginalisation des personnes attirées sexuellement ou émotionnellement par les personnes de divers genres ou sexes. Il repose soit sur l'effacement de ces dernières, soit sur un préjugé favorable envers les personnes monosexuelles, soit sur ces deux prémisses.

Spanish

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

Forma de discriminación u opresión contra las personas plurisexuales.

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