News tagged with masculinity
Study finds male modesty a turn off for women (and men)
"Macho, macho man. I've got to be, a macho man. Macho, macho man. I've got to be a macho!" — The Village People
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Sex: Nerds lose out when women judge on germs
What gives a guy the best chances of attracting a girl? Should he be metrosexual or macho?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Reading the look of love
How fast you can judge whether a person of the opposite sex is looking at you depends on how masculine or feminine they look, according to a new study. The researchers speculate that there may be an evolutionary advantage ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Attractive men have long... ring fingers: study
The longer a man's fourth or ring finger is compared to his index finger, the more likely he is to be judged attractive by women, according to a study released Wednesday.
Apr 20, 2011 |
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For gay and straight men, gauging facial attraction appears to operate similarly
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Mirror mirror (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Women are attracted to men who look like a masculine version of them, according to a new study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 14, 2009 |
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Hormone that affects finger length key to social behavior
The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development in the womb. ...
Nov 04, 2009 |
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The deep voice of alpha male
Men with a deep, masculine voice are seen as more dominant by other men but a man's own dominance - perceived or actual - does not affect how attentive he is to his rivals' voices. His own dominance does however influence ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 28, 2010 |
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Today's superheroes send wrong image to boys, say researchers
Watching superheroes beat up villains may not be the best image for boys to see if society wants to promote kinder, less stereotypical male behaviors, according to psychologists who spoke Sunday at the 118th Annual Convention ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 15, 2010 |
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Our perceptions of masculinity and femininity are swayed by our sense of touch
Gender stereotypes suggest that men are usually tough and women are usually tender. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds these stereotypes have some r ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Men's masculinity beliefs are a barrier to preventative health care
Middle-aged men who strongly idealize masculinity are almost 50 percent less likely than other men to seek preventative healthcare services, according to a study—the first population-based analysis of men's masculinity beliefs ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Having a male co-twin improves mental rotation performance in females
Having a sibling, especially a twin, impacts your life. Your twin may be your best friend or your biggest rival, but throughout life you influence each other. However, a recent study published in Psychological Science, a jour ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Deep Voices Scare Adolescent Girls but Turn on Teens
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of St. Andrews in Scotland has discovered that teenage girls are attracted by deep male voices, while younger girls feel intimidated by them.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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What's eating the breadwinners?
Control, independence, ambition, pressure, worry, guilt and resentment are all experienced by female breadwinners, according to Dr. Rebecca Meisenbach from the University of Missouri in Columbia, USA. Dr. Meisenbach explored ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Women more likely than men to accept global warming
Women tend to believe the scientific consensus on global warming more than men, according to a study by a Michigan State University researcher.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Masculinity
Masculinity is, according to Collins Dictionary, possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man. The term can be used to describe any human, animal or object that has the quality of being masculine. When masculine is used to describe men, it can have degrees of comparison—more masculine, most masculine.
The opposite can be expressed by terms such as unmanly or epicene. A typical near-synonym of masculinity is virility (from Latin vir, man); and the usual complement is femininity.
For more information about Masculinity, read the full article at
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