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Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, [1] and there is also evidence that some behaviors considered masculine are influenced by both cultural factors and biological factors.
Effeminacy or male femininity [1] [2] is the embodiment of feminine traits in boys or men, particularly those considered untypical of men or masculinity. [3] These traits include roles, stereotypes, behaviors, and appearances that are socially associated with girls and women.
[12] [13] In men and boys, typical or masculine gender expression is often described as manly, while atypical or feminine expression is known as effeminate. [14] In girls and young women, atypically masculine expression is called tomboyish. In lesbian and queer women, masculine and feminine expressions are known as butch and femme respectively.
In this last sense, virility is to men as fertility is to women. Virile has become obsolete in referring to a "nubile" young woman, or "a maid that is Marriageable or ripe for a Husband, or Virill". [3] Historically, masculine attributes such as beard growth have been seen as signs of virility and leadership (for example in ancient Egypt and ...
As women took the nation's capital by storm for an event rooted in women's rights activism, one protestor says having men protest should be a 'no brainer.' 'American masculinity is broken': Men ...
Women look for signs of masculinity in areas such as the voice, face and body shape of males. [20] The face, in particular, may hold several cues for parasitic resistance [ 21 ] and has been the subject of most attractiveness research.
As a means of resistance, black men project hyper-masculinity in order to combat the feelings of powerlessness that are imposed on them by an "abusive and repressive" society. [12] However, this merging of black identity and masculinity has "overdetermine[d] the identities black males are allowed to fashion for themselves", [ 13 ] perpetuating ...
Until the 19th century, women were effectively barred from higher education in Western countries. [12] For over 300 years, Harvard admitted only white men from prominent families. [ 12 ] Many universities, such as for example the University of Oxford , consciously practiced a numerus clausus and restricted the number of female undergraduates ...