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'''Masculinity''' pertains to the qualities and/or characteristics of males. <ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/masculinity?s=t</ref> The term is used to differentiate the male and female. Contrary to masculine are terms such as emasculate or <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femininity feminine]</span>. A synonymous term for masculine is <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virility virile]</span>. There are many contexts to which the notion of the masculine male refers. For example, Shakespeare, in many of his plays, depicts societies in which his male characters are deemed as <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony hegemonic]</span>. | '''Masculinity''' pertains to the qualities and/or characteristics of males.<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/masculinity?s=t</ref> The term is used to differentiate the male and female. Contrary to masculine are terms such as emasculate or <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femininity feminine]</span>. A synonymous term for masculine is <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virility virile]</span>. There are many contexts to which the notion of the masculine male refers. For example, Shakespeare, in many of his plays, depicts societies in which his male characters are deemed as <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony hegemonic]</span>. | ||
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<span class= "plain links"> [http://www.studymode.com/essays/Exmine-The-Masculine-And-Feminine-Representations-725792.html ''Macbeth'']</span> | <span class= "plain links"> [http://www.studymode.com/essays/Exmine-The-Masculine-And-Feminine-Representations-725792.html ''Macbeth'']</span> | ||
=='''References'''== | |||
{{http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/masculinity. Online. April 18, 2014}} | |||