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CISGENDER NORMATIVITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

A cultural or social framework, often implicit, wherein being cisgender is the norm.

OBS

Cisnormativity leads to the marginalization of transgender people either by dismissing them, by presenting a favourable bias towards cisgender people, or both.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Cadre culturel ou social, souvent implicite, selon lequel le fait d'être cisgenre est la norme.

OBS

La cisnormativité engendre la marginalisation des personnes transgenres. Elle repose soit sur l'effacement de ces dernières, soit sur un préjugé favorable envers les personnes cisgenres, soit sur ces deux prémisses.

Spanish

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