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All Manhood Anthropologists Belonging Call To Action Ceremonies Children Daily Demonstration Family Fecundity Kin

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“Manhood is measured at least partly in money, a man's only direct way of nourishing children. Manhood, then, as call to action, can be interpreted as a kind of moral compunction to provision kith and kin.”

Children Family Manhood Call To Action Kin Kith And Kin

Book:Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity

Source: Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity

“(In Spain) there is no formal recognition of manhood. There are no investment ceremonies, no visible emblems, no curtain calls. Endorsed rather than ordained, manhood remains forever in doubt, requiring daily demonstration.”

Manhood Spain Ceremonies Daily Demonstration

Author:David D. Gilmore

“Aside from this notion of fecundity, there are other aspects that need discussion here. Most striking is a powerful belief that masculinity is an artificially induced status, that it is achievable only through testing and careful instruction. Real men do not simply emerge naturally over time like butterflies from boyish cocoons; they must be assiduously coaxed from their juvenescent shells, shaped and nurtured, counseled and prodded into manhood.”

Manhood Masculinity Testing Manliness Fecundity

Book:Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity

Source: Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity

“Among most of the peoples that anthropologists are familiar with, true manhood is a precious and elusive status beyond mere maleness, a hortatory image that men and boys aspire to and that their culture demands of them as a measure of belonging.”

Belonging Manhood Anthropologists Maleness

Book:Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity

Source: Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity