Pogled na ljudski rad i obaveze kroz prizmu rodno obilježene frazeologije hrvatskoga i ruskog jezika
A view of human work and obligations through the prism of gender-marked Croatian and Russian phraseology

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses Croatian and Russian gender-marked idioms thatdescribe human work and obligations in order to show how this part of phraseo- logy reflects conceptions of work affected by gender stereotypes and the idea of gender-based working roles. Analized idioms illustrate certain gender-based differences in attitudes towards work and obligations, but also confirm that work is considered to be highly valued and appreciated part of human life regardless of these differences. Work is viewed as an activity that provides financial safety as well as a mean of self-realization, while hard work and work without adequatecompensation has a distinctive negative connotation.

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