9DE - DEFINE the Key Vocabulary term Double Standard. by Alex Hung

What is Double Standard (Nichol Tang)

s1107114 — 2014-03-27 03:52:43 UTC

According to Dictionary.com: a rule or principle which is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups

In my point of view: Different opinion applies to different people but at the same thing, not even genders and positions.

Vincy LEUNG

s1107008 — 2014-03-27 03:56:44 UTC

According to yahoo.com : It is where rules are enforced differently for different people. Like if one person is allowed to go to the front of the line because the teacher lets him get away with things, but yells at a girl who tries the same thing.

Jason LOK

s1107075 — 2014-03-27 03:59:14 UTC

double standard is the application of different sets of principle in two similar situation.

Helen CHEUK

s1107008 — 2014-03-27 03:59:30 UTC

double standard=different judgement

s1107017 — 2014-03-27 04:00:31 UTC

From Catherine LEE

Double Standard means different people will have different opinion, even the situations are similar.

Vincent Cheng

s1107039 — 2014-03-27 04:00:56 UTC

Double standard means different people have different opinion, A might think is right but B might think is wrong.

2014-03-27 04:01:52 UTC

it mean different people different opinion

Michael Wong

2014-03-27 04:02:30 UTC

A rule or principle which is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups : The double standards employed to deal with ordinary people and those in the City ~(0w0)

Tsz Lok YEUNG

s1107065 — 2014-03-27 04:03:34 UTC

Double Standard means that you use rules in one way for the first example and then use another rules in the example again.Usually we judge people using double standards.

Roger-The Infiltrator

2014-03-27 04:05:26 UTC

Double Standard is.....the application of different sets of principles for similar situations, or by two different people in the same situation.

2014-03-27 04:05:42 UTC

From Gabby Lee

a situation in which two people, groups, etc., are treated very differently from each other in a way that is unfair to one of them.

Calvin Chan

2014-04-02 01:16:59 UTC

principle etc that is unfair because it treats one group or type of people more severely than another in the same situation

Roy Cheung

2014-05-10 14:47:09 UTC

When a situation is desirable for one group but deplorable for another.

Reference : http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=double%20standard