as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a society that highly values manhood and courage
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That can be especially true in Black communities and communities of color, where traditional notions of manhood run deep.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
The author discusses how the policing of these behaviors, and the incarceration and probation that often follows, provides masculinity-making resources that young men use to develop a sense of manhood and gendered practices that are rooted in hypermasculinity.
—Michael Aguilar, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2024
More than a century later, Americans are again anxious about their country’s standing and wrestling with the idea of manhood.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The men trudge their way to a professional kitchen, weighed down by the fear that cooking a meal will emasculate them or someone will ask them to castrate themselves before serving their manhood up on a platter.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2024
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
The author discusses how the policing of these behaviors, and the incarceration and probation that often follows, provides masculinity-making resources that young men use to develop a sense of manhood and gendered practices that are rooted in hypermasculinity.
—Michael Aguilar, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2024
More than a century later, Americans are again anxious about their country’s standing and wrestling with the idea of manhood.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The men trudge their way to a professional kitchen, weighed down by the fear that cooking a meal will emasculate them or someone will ask them to castrate themselves before serving their manhood up on a platter.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Manhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manhood. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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