Masculinity: Difference between revisions

'''Masculinity''' is "the quality, state, or degree of being masculine" <ref>Webster, Inc. Merriam-Webster's dictionary and thesaurus. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster ;, 2006. Print. [http://www.amazon.com/Merriam-Websters-Dictionary-Thesaurus-Merriam-Webster-Inc/dp/0877798516/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398381233&sr=1-5&keywords=merriam+webster+dictionary]</ref>. The term is used to differentiate the male and female. Contrary to masculinity 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>.