manhood

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The idea of masculinity in crisis is as old as this country, as sociologist Michael Kimmel noted in his 1996 book, Manhood in America: A Cultural History, now in its fourth edition.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2023

In 2008, Coates published his first book, the critically acclaimed memoir The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Below, above the clock’s dial, figures depict the Ages of Man: Youth, Manhood, Old Age.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2020

Manhood in America has reached a bizarre and bipolar state of incoherence.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2016

“You’ve drawn too much water from that well. Wait. Manhood is patience. Mastery is nine times patience. What is that herb by the path?”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin