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'''Masculinity''' has its roots in [[genetics]] (see [[gender]]).[3][4] Therefore while masculinity looks different in different [[cultures]], there are common aspects to its definition across cultures.[5] Sometimes gender scholars will use the phrase "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony hegemonic] masculinity" to distinguish the most dominant form of masculinity from other variants. In the mid-twentieth century United States, for example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne John Wayne] might [[embody]] one form of masculinity, while [[Albert Einstein]] might be seen as masculine, but not in the same "hegemonic" [[fashion]].
'''Masculinity''' has its roots in [[genetics]] (see [[gender]]).[3][4] Therefore while masculinity looks different in different [[cultures]], there are common aspects to its definition across cultures.[5] Sometimes gender scholars will use the phrase "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony hegemonic] masculinity" to distinguish the most dominant form of masculinity from other variants. In the mid-twentieth century United States, for example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne John Wayne] might [[embody]] one form of masculinity, while [[Albert Einstein]] might be seen as masculine, but not in the same "hegemonic" [[fashion]].
