GCSE Film Studies · key term

Double standard

Definition

The application of different standards to comparable behaviour by different groups, such as praising boys’ sexual experience while condemning girls for it.

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Eduqas GCSE Film Studies · C670

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Rizzo becomes more than an obstacle to Sandy or a source of sharp jokes. Her song exposes the sexual double standard: girls face condemnation for behaviour that boys may use to claim status.
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Eduqas GCSE Film Studies · C670

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