Hypergender
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hypergender is an adjective meaning Relating to or exhibiting strict adherence to one's traditional gender role or gender stereotypes.
Meaning
Relating to or exhibiting strict adherence to one's traditional gender role or gender stereotypes.
Example Sentences
Other attitudes and beliefs included belief in rigid or extreme gender difference (hypergender ideology), greater acceptance of using verbal pressure and greater misperception about a woman's friendly behaviour. […] Hypergender ideology, beliefs that heterosexual relations were adversarial and rape myth acceptance formed a ‘block’ of interrelated attitudes among participants, […] (Loh et al., 2005, p.1334).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include super straight, genderweird, cisgenderist, gyneromantic, heterocentric, antigender.
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