Double standard means applying different standards for judging the appropriateness of male and female sexual behavior ; condemning women more than men for the same sexual behavior, for example, premarital sex (with men premarital sex is okay , but not for women). It is the the view that sexual behavior that is appropriate for members of one sex is less appropriate for the other
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