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Masculinity

Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors considered masculine are influenced by both cultural factors and biological factors. To what extent…

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Masculinity

Nodes216
Edges215
Triples487
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009259
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related to Contemporary · 231
Masculinity → Absent, Adolescent Boys, Alex, Allyn, Also, America, American Psychological Association, Annual Review, Archived, Arrindell, Ashe, August, Bacon, Basic Books, Basingstoke, Behavior Therapy, Ben, Berkeley, Beth, Biddulph
related to Historical · 62
Masculinity → America, Barbara, Be, Black, Bloomington, Boyd, Buchbinder, Castration, Clark Hine, Color, Communicating, Communication, Cultural History, Darlene, David, Earnestine, Elizabeth Hafkin, Encyclopedia, Englewood Cliffs, Francis
related to In women · 21
Masculinity → Although, Beijing, Biographies, China, Exemplary Women, Historical, History, In, In Western, Kramer, Manchu, Masculine, Ming, Mingshi, Qin, Qin Liangyu, She, The Chongzhen Emperor, Twenty-Four Histories, White Pole Army
related to Westernized influence in the media · 20
Masculinity → Additionally, Afghanistan, Asians, Bollywood, Chinese, Congo, Democratic Republic, Global South, In India, India, Korean, Major League Baseball, Masculinities, North American, Sports, Taiwanese, This, Western, Westernized, While
related to Medieval and Victorian eras · 14
Masculinity → According, Arab, Beowulf, Christian, David Rosen, European, Grendel, Hatim, In Arab, It, Jeffrey Richards, Tai, The, Tolkien
related to Criticism · 12
Masculinity → According, Although, Before, Connell, Joan Scott's, John Tosh, Pierre Bourdieu's, Productive, Scott, Study, The, This
related to Social construction of masculinity · 11
Masculinity → Across, Facial, In, Machismo, Males, Many, Non-standard, Others, Reeser, Some, When
related to Visual portrayals in fashion · 11
Masculinity → Additionally, Chinese, In, In Kuwait, Islamic, Japan, Japanese, Men, Muslim, Sooshokukeidanshi, This
related to East Asian cultures · 9
Masculinity → Ao Omae, Herbivore, In, In Chinese, Japan, Japanese, Masahiro Morioka, Some, Taiwanese
related to Health · 9
Masculinity → American, Europe, Evidence, Men, North America, Reasons, Studies, Twenty-five, While

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Guan Yu were posthumously deifiedinstance ofgenerals0.80text
his temples spreading across China from the Song dynasty onwardinstance ofgenerals0.80text
sportsinstance ofgay men to conceal their sexual orientation longer while engaged in masculine activities0.80text
Brokeback Mountain are countering the stereotypeinstance ofalthough films0.80text
alcoholinstance ofHarmful health behaviors0.80text
tobacco use may feature in early transition for some trans men in order to access masculinityinstance ofHarmful health behaviors0.80text
but as they are increasingly affirmed in their genderinstance ofHarmful health behaviors0.80text
their reliance on these mechanisms often decreasesinstance ofHarmful health behaviors0.80text
boxinginstance ofespecially those that participate in male-dominated sports0.80text
weight liftinginstance ofespecially those that participate in male-dominated sports0.80text
American footballinstance ofespecially those that participate in male-dominated sports0.80text
rugbyinstance ofespecially those that participate in male-dominated sports0.80text

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