19.08.2013 |
magazine issue | 10/2010
written by Jennifer Bosson
Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status
![By stu_spivack (Jack Katz Memorial Strong Man Competition) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://in-mind.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_image/public/field/image/manhood_stone.jpg?itok=oY_hAmje "By stu_spivack (Jack Katz Memorial Strong Man Competition) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons")
keywords:
gender role violations / gender roles / human sex differences / manhood / physical aggression
Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status
Daily life is replete with examples of men’s anxiety about violating the male gender role. Boyfriends and husbands refuse to watch “chick flicks” in the theatre; pop music enthusiasts keep their fondness for certain performers a secret (“I have lots of male friends who like Adam Lambert, but they don’t want people to think they’re gay”). Why might this be the case? Indeed, men’s tendency to appear “insecure in their manhood” may reflect an interpersonal concern... / more