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ANDROCENTRIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- male orientation
1, record 1, English, male%20orientation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The male orientation of the language in the English version of the Covenant reflects the age in which it was writtenand assumed that the use of, for example, male pronouns included the female. Thus, references to “his” rights mustbe read as including women and may not be construed as exclusionary. 1, record 1, English, - male%20orientation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caractère androcentrique
1, record 1, French, caract%C3%A8re%20androcentrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Adopté par l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU en décembre 1966, le Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques(PIDCP) est entré en vigueur en mars 1976. Le caractère androcentrique de la version anglaise du Pacte traduit la mentalité de l'époque à laquelle il a été rédigé. On présumait alors que l'usage de pronoms masculins, par exemple, englobait automatiquement le féminin. 1, record 1, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20androcentrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- androcentric
1, record 2, English, androcentric
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Centering or centered on or in the male: dominated by or emphasizing masculine interests or point of view (an androcentric society) - contrasted with gynecocentric. 1, record 2, English, - androcentric
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- androcentrique
1, record 2, French, androcentrique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Centré sur l’homme (par opposition à la femme). 1, record 2, French, - androcentrique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'insistance(...) avec laquelle-entre deux tours-les candidats plaidaient la cause féminine prouvait à quel point la société actuelle est androcentrique. 1, record 2, French, - androcentrique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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