role

role
The pattern of behavior that a person exhibits in relationship to significant persons in his or her life; it has its roots in childhood and is influenced by significant people with whom the person has or had primary relationships. [Fr.]
- complementary r. a r. in which the behavior pattern conforms with the expectations and demands of other people.
- gender r. the public presentation of gender identity; specifically, everything a person says and does that signals to others or to the self that one is male or female (or androgynous). See sex r., gender identity.
- noncomplementary r. a r. that does not conform with the expectations and demands of other people.
- sex r. specifically, the pattern of behavior and thought related to sex organs and procreation; but more generally, behavior and thought that is stereotypically classified as belonging to either one sex or the other. See gender r..
- sick r. in medical sociology, the familially or culturally accepted behavior pattern or r. which one is permitted to exhibit during illness or disability, including sanctioned absence from school or work and a submissive, dependent relationship to family, health care personnel, and significant others.

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role also rôle 'rōl n a socially prescribed pattern of behavior usu. determined by an individual's status in a particular society

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(rōl) the behavior pattern that an individual presents to others.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • rôle — rôle …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • rôle — [ rol ] n. m. • fin XIIe; lat. médiév. rotulus « parchemin roulé », de rota « roue » → enrôler 1 ♦ Dr., admin. Feuille (recto et verso) d un acte notarié, d une expédition de jugement, d un cahier des charges. (1454) Registre où sont portées, par …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • rôle — Rôle. s. m. La premiere syllabe est longue. On escrivoit autrefois Roole, & on appelloit ainsi une ou plusieurs feüilles de papier, de parchemin, collées bout à bout, surquoy on escrivoit des actes, des titres. Grand rôle. petit rôle. Aujourd huy …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • role — W3 [rəul US roul] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: rôle roll, role , from Old French rolle; ROLL2] 1.) the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it role in ▪ the role… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • role — role, social role, role theory Role is a key concept in sociological theory. It highlights the social expectations attached to particular statuses or social positions and analyses the workings of such expectations. Role theory was particularly… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • role — [ roul ] noun count *** 1. ) the purpose or influence of someone or something in a particular situation: It s not my role to tell the politicians what to do. role in: We expect parents to have a key role in this discussion. play a role: Labor… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Role — Rôle Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Administration publique Rôle : catalogue ou registre officiel, contenant une liste ordonnée rôle des impôts, rôle de la taille, rôle des combats …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Role — bezeichnet den Namen von 3 Dörfern in Polen: Role in der Woiwodschaft Lublin, siehe Role (Łukow) Role in der Woiwodschaft Pommern], siehe Role (Miastko) Role in der Woiwodschaft Westpommern, siehe Role (Rąbino) in der Informationstechnik eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • role — [rōl] n. [Fr rôle, lit., a roll: from roll containing actor s part] 1. a part, or character, that an actor plays in a performance 2. a function or office assumed by someone [an advisory role]: Often rôle …   English World dictionary

  • role — (n.) part or character one takes, c.1600, from Fr. rôle part played by a person in life, lit. roll (of paper) on which an actor s part is written, from O.Fr. rolle (see ROLL (Cf. roll) (n.)). Role model first attested 1957 …   Etymology dictionary

  • role — role, rôle → rol …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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