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eindeutig auf Rollen fixiert

Englisch translation: (strictly) a woman\'s thing

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Deutsch Begriff oder Satz:eindeutig auf Rollen fixiert
Englisch Übersetzung:(strictly) a woman\'s thing
Eingetragen von: bbbb bbbb (X)

09:48 Jul 21, 2012
Übersetzungen Deutsch > Englisch [PRO]
Social Sciences - Ernährungswissenschaft / idiom
Deutsch Begriff oder Satz: eindeutig auf Rollen fixiert
Kochen wird in dem Maße für Männer überhaupt erst attraktiv wenn Alltagskochen nicht mehr eindeutig auf Rollen fixiert ist.

Does this mean something along the lines of not being spelled out or not being restricted to only one way of doing something? I can find it this phrase in other texts but don't want to make any assumptions since this likely won't translate directly.
bbbb bbbb (X)
Eritrea
Local time: 15:21
(strictly) a woman's thing
Erklärung:
This is talking about gender roles and stereotypes. The woman's place is in the kitchen, so they say ;-)

Something along the lines of:

Everyday cooking will only really appeal to men when it's no longer seen/portrayed as strictly a woman's thing.

http://www.nairaland.com/952752/marrying-woman-cant-cook
Cooking isnt so much of a woman's thing anymore.A lot of men cook good these days

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Note added at 12 mins (2012-07-21 10:00:45 GMT)
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http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/gender-debate
Food preparation in the home kitchen has usually been considered a woman’s job or a woman’s [pseudo]”duty”. It’s the dutiful and domesticated housewife who has snacks baked and prepared and then prepares dinner when the hard working husband comes home from work. Then there’s baking. In truthfulness, there’s that stereotype/gender role that baking is a woman’s thing. You know what I’m talking about: women baking is the norm but when men bake, it’s not the norm
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Sarah Bessioud
Deutschland
Local time: 14:21
Grading comment
Thanks for all of the responses! Since this isn't very complex, I'm only awarding two points. All of the answers were on the mark so it came down to who was fastest.
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Zusammenfassung aller eingereichten Antworten
4 +5(strictly) a woman's thing
Sarah Bessioud
3 +1tied to distinct role perceptions
Michael Martin, MA
3(no longer seen as) a role-based function
Wolf Draeger
3locked into gender roles
Horst Huber (X)


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8 Min.   Antwortsicherheit: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 Zustimmung (Netto): +5
(strictly) a woman's thing


Erklärung:
This is talking about gender roles and stereotypes. The woman's place is in the kitchen, so they say ;-)

Something along the lines of:

Everyday cooking will only really appeal to men when it's no longer seen/portrayed as strictly a woman's thing.

http://www.nairaland.com/952752/marrying-woman-cant-cook
Cooking isnt so much of a woman's thing anymore.A lot of men cook good these days

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Note added at 12 mins (2012-07-21 10:00:45 GMT)
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http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/gender-debate
Food preparation in the home kitchen has usually been considered a woman’s job or a woman’s [pseudo]”duty”. It’s the dutiful and domesticated housewife who has snacks baked and prepared and then prepares dinner when the hard working husband comes home from work. Then there’s baking. In truthfulness, there’s that stereotype/gender role that baking is a woman’s thing. You know what I’m talking about: women baking is the norm but when men bake, it’s not the norm

Sarah Bessioud
Deutschland
Local time: 14:21
Arbeitsgebiet
Muttersprache: Englisch
PRO-Punkte in Kategorie: 10
Grading comment
Thanks for all of the responses! Since this isn't very complex, I'm only awarding two points. All of the answers were on the mark so it came down to who was fastest.

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Zustimmung  British Diana
22 Min.
  -> Thank you Diana
Zustimmung  Erik Freitag
25 Min.
  -> Thanks efreitag
Zustimmung  Wolf Draeger: Maybe duty or task instead of thing :-) depending on source's register.
3 Stunden
  -> Thank you Wolf.
Zustimmung  barbarameyer: Nicely put
3 Stunden
  -> Thanks barbara
Zustimmung  franglish: or ... as being women's domain.
4 Stunden
  -> Thanks franglish. Yes, domain - nice suggestion;-)
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3 Stunden   Antwortsicherheit: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(no longer seen as) a role-based function


Erklärung:
It may be more appropriate to retain the notion of "roles" in the translation; i.e. the contrast between homemaker and breadwinner, rather than ascribe these to specific genders.

In other words, it's not so much a matter of reconsidering what the roles of a man and woman in a relationship are, but rather of questioning the very notion of different roles in the first place; so, men will take on cooking duties once they realize that it isn't the man or the woman's job in particular to cook, it's just something that needs to be done, by either the man or the woman, or both (shared).

Or "role-specific" function (or task).

Wolf Draeger
Südafrika
Local time: 14:21
Muttersprache: Englisch
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4 Stunden   Antwortsicherheit: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 Zustimmung (Netto): +1
tied to distinct role perceptions


Erklärung:
or "tied to /associated with gender roles"

"In a way, cooking only becomes interesting to men if it's no longer tied to distinct role perceptions."



Michael Martin, MA
Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 08:21
Arbeitsgebiet
Muttersprache: Deutsch, Englisch
PRO-Punkte in Kategorie: 4

Kommentare zu dieser Antwort (und Antworten vom Beantworter der Frage)
Zustimmung  Usch Pilz
4 Stunden
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8 Stunden   Antwortsicherheit: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
locked into gender roles


Erklärung:
What I would expect to read. I am not at all sure it is necessary to hide "gender", if it is, I would suggest "traditional" or "customary roles".

Horst Huber (X)
Vereinigte Staaten
Local time: 08:21
Muttersprache: Deutsch
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