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==Age and terminology==
==Age and terminology==
The term '''manhood''' is used to describe the period in a human male's life after he has transitioned from boyhood, having passed through puberty, usually having attained male secondary sexual characteristics, and [[symbolises]] a male's coming of age. The word man is used to mean any adult male. In [[English]]-speaking countries, many other words can also be used to mean an adult male such as guy, dude, buddy, bloke, fellow, chap and sometimes boy or lad, such as boys' night out. The term manhood is associated with [[masculinity]] and virility, which refer to male qualities and male [[gender]] roles.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhood]
The term '''manhood''' is used to describe the period in a human male's life after he has transitioned from boyhood, having passed through puberty, usually having attained male secondary sexual characteristics, and [[symbolises]] a male's coming of age. The word man is used to mean any adult male. In [[English]]-speaking countries, many other words can also be used to mean an adult male such as guy, dude, buddy, bloke, fellow, chap and sometimes boy or lad, such as boys' night out. The term manhood is associated with [[masculinity]] and virility, which refer to male qualities and male [[gender]] roles.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhood]
==Further reading==
* Andrew Perchuk, Simon Watney, Bell Hooks, The Masculine Masquerade: Masculinity and Representation, MIT Press 1995
* Pierre Bourdieu, Masculine Domination, Paperback Edition, Stanford University Press 2001
* Robert W. Connell, Masculinities, Cambridge : Polity Press, 1995
* Warren Farrell, The Myth of Male Power Berkley Trade, 1993 ISBN 0-425-18144-8
* Michael Kimmel (ed.), Robert W. Connell (ed.), Jeff Hearn (ed.), Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities, Sage Publications 2004
==References==
1. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/manhood?view=uk
[[Category: Sociology]]
[[Category: Sociology]]