eindeutig auf Rollen fixiert

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

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German term or phrase:eindeutig auf Rollen fixiert
English translation:(strictly) a woman\'s thing
Entered by: bbbb bbbb (X)

09:48 Jul 21, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Nutrition / idiom
German term or phrase: 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: 11:37
(strictly) a woman's thing
Explanation:
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
Germany
Local time: 09:37
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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Summary of answers provided
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 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
(strictly) a woman's thing


Explanation:
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
Germany
Local time: 09:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 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.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  British Diana
22 mins
  -> Thank you Diana

agree  Erik Freitag
25 mins
  -> Thanks efreitag

agree  Wolf Draeger: Maybe duty or task instead of thing :-) depending on source's register.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Wolf.

agree  barbarameyer: Nicely put
3 hrs
  -> Thanks barbara

agree  franglish: or ... as being women's domain.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks franglish. Yes, domain - nice suggestion;-)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(no longer seen as) a role-based function


Explanation:
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
South Africa
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: English
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tied to distinct role perceptions


Explanation:
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
United States
Local time: 04:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Usch Pilz
4 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
locked into gender roles


Explanation:
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)
United States
Local time: 04:37
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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