masculine ideal
Alpha male concept
The masculine ideal is a culture's vision of what men should be—the traits, behaviors, and appearance considered most admirable in males.
These ideals vary across time and place: strength and stoicism in one era, sensitivity and emotional availability in another.
He felt pressure to live up to the masculine ideal.
The phrase often appears in discussions of how such standards affect men's mental health and self-image.
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- strengthPower to exert force
- broad shouldersWide upper back area
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- tough it outEndure without quitting
rugged · strong silent type · provider · protector · chiseled · square jaw · dominance · honor · courage · warrior · muscular · alpha · heroic · patriarch · testosterone · machismo · breadwinner · man of the house
masculine idealfeminine ideal
Societal model of womanhood
feminine mystique · femininity · womanhood · ladylike · feminine virtue
masculine idealvulnerability
Openness to harm
softness · sensitivity · tenderness · gentleness · weakness
masculine idealsubmissiveness
Disposition to obey others
passivity · deference · docility · dependence · helplessness
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