HUMANITARIAN RESEARCHES

Journal of fundamental and applied researches

THE FEMININITY OF THE WORLD PICTURE OF THE KALMYKS

2017. №4, pp. 16-21

Esenova Galina B. - Undergraduate Student, Kalmyk State University, 358000, Russia, Elista, 11 Pushkin st, esenova_gb@mail.ru

Kharchevnikova Rose P. - Dоctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Kalmyk State University, 358000, Russia, Elista, 11 Pushkin st

Mitriev Igor M. - assistant, Kalmyk State University, 358000, Russia, Elista, 11 Pushkin st, igormitriev@gmail.com

Esenova Tamara S. - Dоctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Kalmyk State University, 358000, Russia, Elista, 11 Pushkin st, esenova_ts@mail.ru

The article discusses the performance of the Kalmyks about femininity. This view is influenced by public evaluations of the status of women, which is lower than the status of men. Femininity is associated with care, acquiescence, passivity, subordination, as opposed to activity, dominance, the qualities associated with masculinity. Kalmyk society expects from women such qualities like thriftiness, modesty, deference, politeness, affability. As for appearance, it is considered that the Kalmyk needs to look neat, modest. If for male gender signs are characteristic (strength, courage, boldness), for women - communication (politeness, deference, modesty).

Key words: калмыки, гендер, женщина, социальные роли, оценка, фемининность, Kalmyks, gender, female, social roles, evaluation, femininity

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