masculinizations
Making things manlier
Masculinizations are processes or instances of making something more masculine in character or appearance.
The term appears in medical contexts for hormonal or surgical changes, in linguistics for grammatical gender shifts, and in social commentary about spaces or activities becoming male-dominated: The masculinization of certain professions has been well documented.
Supplementing male sex hormone
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- virilizationDevelopment of male traits
- voice deepeningPitch lowering with age
- muscle developmentTissue growth from exercise
top surgery · transition · androgenization · secondary sex characteristics · puberty blockers · endocrinology · body modification · hormone levels
Socially constructed identity display
- passingMoving by or temporary
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- codingWriting software instructions
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
mannerisms · body language · dress codes · tomboyism · drag king · gender expression · gender conformity · stoicism
Assigning sex categories
- suffixesElements following roots
- pronounsNoun substitutes
- markingIndicating with symbols
- inflectionWord form alteration
derivation · word formation · morphology · agreement · declension · language reform · gender neutrality · epicene
Youth organizations for males
- bro cultureHypermasculine social environment
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- workplace cultureShared office values, behaviors
militarization · hierarchical · old boys network · glass ceiling · tokenism · hazing · locker room
testosterone therapy
Supplementing male sex hormone
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- virilizationDevelopment of male traits
- voice deepeningPitch lowering with age
muscle development · top surgery · transition · androgenization · secondary sex characteristics · puberty blockers · endocrinology · body modification · hormone levels · transmasculine
gender performance
Socially constructed identity display
- passingMoving by or temporary
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- codingWriting software instructions
swagger · mannerisms · body language · dress codes · tomboyism · drag king · gender expression · gender conformity · stoicism · assertiveness training
gendering
Assigning sex categories
inflection · derivation · word formation · morphology · agreement · declension · language reform · gender neutrality · epicene
boys clubs
Youth organizations for males
- bro cultureHypermasculine social environment
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
workplace culture · militarization · hierarchical · old boys network · glass ceiling · tokenism · hazing · locker room