The Crisis of Manliness
by Waller R. Newell
Fatherhood and manliness have always been closely connected, not only because fathering a child is a palpable proof of manhood, but also because fathers are supposed to provide their sons with a model of what to become. And yet, as a culture, we have never been more conflicted about what we mean by manhood.
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Subversive Masculinity
by Sarah E. Hinlicky
Some things in life that are better defined by examples than formulas. Masculinity is one of them.
Whenever I've attempted a dictionary-precise definition of masculinity, I've always tripped myself up in endless qualifications and asides. So now instead I collect little anecdote... Read More