You may have noticed that I haven’t once indicated that men have certain roles and women have other certain roles. That’s not to say that men and women have different roles, but that at the present time life in our society...
Tag - masculinity
Masculinity and femininity may not be influenced by parenting and society, but manhood and womanhood are. Manhood and womanhood are the mature, responsible expressions of masculinity and femininity. So, manhood (responsible...
A similar pitfall to defining masculinity and femininity by actions is to try to base the definition on physical qualities, characteristics, or distinctive traits. The question then turns to “Do I possess all of the qualities...
The most often reoccurring pitfall in defining masculinity and femininity is basing it, one way or another, on what men or women can do. It is true that there are some actions that only men can do, and other actions that only...
There may have been times when we have seen a man who is dressed up like a woman or a woman dressed up like a man. They may even be doing their best to act the part of being feminine or masculine, respectively. Now a man can...
Equality is just one possible (and entirely inaccurate) relationship that can be used to describe or define men and women. There are others who suggest that Complimentary is the best description for the relationship between men...
This somewhat controversial topic is centered around the question, “Are Masculinity and Femininity the Same?” Or, to put it more simply, are men and women equal? Now in order to relate to the concepts of masculinity and...
One common pitfall in defining masculinity and femininity is to base the definition on a person’s state of mind. It could be argued that the boy (now man) referenced under Botched Circumcision under the main topic...
There are many who believe that masculinity and femininity are dictated by being able to do certain activities. If a man is able to do these activities then, by default, he is masculine. A similar standard with...
In 1973 the story became known of an infant boy whose penis had been irreparably damaged during circumcision ten years earlier. His parents, after consultation with medical experts at Johns Hopkins Medical School, determined that...