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man

vr.tr.man · thing-q8441

Let an agent handle the category man respectfully, avoid stereotypes, and handle personal data about gender with care.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Category What the term covers.

Definition

Adult male human.

Definition

Scope.

  1. Is the term used for age, sex, gender or all three here? boundary
  2. How does the person identify? definition

Language

Respectful terms.

Language

Language choices.

  1. Is the language respectful and accurate? boundary
  2. Should neutral language be used instead? action
Health Men health.

Issues

Health topics.

Health issues

Health issues.

  1. Which health issues are particularly relevant, according to reliable sources? provenance
  2. Where can men get support? action

Mental health

Help-seeking.

Mental health

Support services.

  1. Which mental health services are available? action
  2. Is urgent help needed? boundary
Social Roles and statistics.

Statistics

Data by gender.

Statistics

Statistics.

  1. What do official statistics show, and how is gender defined in them? provenance
  2. How reliable are they? measurement

Stereotypes

Avoiding generalisation.

Stereotypes

Generalisations.

  1. Is a generalisation being made about men? boundary
  2. Is it supported by evidence? provenance
Data Gender data.

Collection

Need and basis.

Data basis

Lawful basis.

  1. Is collecting gender data necessary here? boundary
  2. On what lawful basis? provenance

Options

Inclusive options.

Options

Response options.

  1. Are inclusive response options provided? boundary
  2. Can people decline to answer? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.PER
Other names and narrower kinds
LGBTQ man, metrosexual, pantoffelheld, ex-husband, Mexican American men, African-American men, black men, Amerindian men, men of color, uncircumcised man, eighteen-year-old male, men in Japan

What it is Filled

An adult male human.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle the category man respectfully, avoid stereotypes, and handle personal data about gender with care.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Adult, male, human
  • Gender identity is self-identified
  • Health and social statistics are often reported by sex or gender
  • Stereotypes must be avoided

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Judge an individual man by stereotypes about men.
  • Infer a person's sex or gender from appearance or name and act on it.
  • Dismiss men's experiences of abuse, illness or distress.
  • Collect or disclose personal data about a man without consent.

Only with a human decision

  • Recording sex or gender in an official record.

May

  • Address and describe men respectfully, using the terms they use for themselves.
  • Cite statistics about men with their sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Gender norms shape health, risk-taking and help-seeking.
  • Every person is owed dignity and privacy.

Who is affected

  • Men and boys
  • People misgendered by systems

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a person; each man is his own.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q84048850 - registry parent class
  • Q9584157 - registry parent class

related

  • person - human
  • male - biological sex
  • health and social science - fields
  • woman - category

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.man
  • Wikidata: Q8441 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8441)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Self-identification is the respectful basis
  • Appearance and names are unreliable indicators
  • Social categories in the registry aliases are separate topics
  • Human appearance varies widely; appearance does not determine gender.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • refer to people as men when they identify as such
  • study health and social issues affecting men
  • collect gender data, only with a lawful basis
  • avoid stereotyping

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stereotyping
  • Misgendering people
  • Collecting gender data without need

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Equality and anti-discrimination law
  • Data protection for sex and gender data
  • Official statistics guidance on sex and gender questions

Context of use required Filled

  • The entry for adult male humans as a category of person.
  • by age: young, middle-aged, older men
  • by social roles
  • men in various communities

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q8441: man - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Man - general description of the item

Open questions

  • How should gender categories be recorded respectfully?
  • How should men-specific health information be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged social category aliases; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8441/spec.json