masculinization
Developing male traits
Masculinization is the process of developing male characteristics.
In biology, it refers to hormonal changes that produce traits like facial hair, deeper voice, and increased muscle mass—whether through natural development, medical treatment, or hormone therapy for transgender men.
The term also describes cultural or social shifts toward traditionally masculine qualities: the masculinization of women's fashion in the 1980s.
Chief male sex hormone
- pubertySexual development stage
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
- androgenMale sex hormone
- secondary sex characteristicsPuberty-induced bodily differences
facial hair · muscle growth · virilization · endocrinology · anabolic steroids · endocrine system · hypogonadism · gonads
Bodily strength and definition
- strengthPower to exert force
- brawnMuscular power, bodily might
- athleticismPhysical skill and agility
- muscle massAmount of contractile tissue
broad shoulders · body composition · bulking · weightlifting · physique · ruggedness · jawline · physical prowess
Male-dominated social order
- male-dominatedControlled primarily by men
- gender biasPrejudice based on sex
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- sexismGender-based prejudice
boys' club · manhood · paternalism · male privilege · gender norms · male gaze · gender roles · manosphere
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- pubertySexual development stage
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
- androgenMale sex hormone
secondary sex characteristics · facial hair · muscle growth · virilization · endocrinology · anabolic steroids · endocrine system · hypogonadism · gonads · andrology
muscularity
Bodily strength and definition
- strengthPower to exert force
- brawnMuscular power, bodily might
- athleticismPhysical skill and agility
muscle mass · broad shoulders · body composition · bulking · weightlifting · physique · ruggedness · jawline · physical prowess · body building
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- male-dominatedControlled primarily by men
- gender biasPrejudice based on sex
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
sexism · boys' club · manhood · paternalism · male privilege · gender norms · male gaze · gender roles · manosphere · gatekeeping
- sex biologybiological sex, sex chromosomes, Y chromosome, XY, sex determination
- masculinitymanhood, machismo, manliness, alpha male, manly
- Androgenstestosterone, DHT, DHEA, androgens, anabolic steroids
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