manhood
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Nobody’s looking to the hairless men of reality television as role models, but their popularity suggests that cultural cues around manhood may be evolving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“The American Crisis,” Mr. Kelly writes, “spoke to citizens’ fear and despair, but also to their anger, their sense of family, their feelings of manhood, duty, and pride.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
"It's almost like he is trying to reach for this glorified manhood that he cannot embody anymore," said Sabrina Karim, a political science professor at Cornell University.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
He likened the war to a test of manhood for boys.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
The men often thought that fighting in the war would somehow be a testing ground of their manhood.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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