A role model is a person so admirable that others copy how they live. A good role model, act as a role model, role models for girls.
The term was coined by a sociologist in the 1950s studying medical students, who found they modelled themselves on individuals rather than on rules. The point of it is representation: children copy people who look like them.
1phraserole modelA person so admirable that others copy how they live.
“She wants to be a good role model for her younger sister.”
role model is a person.
Coined by the sociologist Robert Merton in the 1950s from research on medical students.
coined by Robert K. Merton. First use appears c. 1944 in the American Sociological Review.
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