Once boys and men are fueled by testosterone and enter into the male hierarchy they are slotted into winners and losers by what scientists are now calling Precarious Manhood. This slotting mechanism creates a very different experience for boys and men much different from the world of women and girls. Yes, women are slotted into rank via their attractiveness but men are slotted into ranks on all their characteristics. Also, the consequences are very different. For women they are simply seen as less attractive but for men the consequence is that are no longer considered to be MEN.
The world of boys and men is significantly different from that of women and girls and yet we live in a culture that devalues masculinity and takes the insane step of telling the boys they need to be more like the girls. Crazy stuff don't you think? Vandello's
work:
https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/features/men-a0029826.pdf
Four Reasons Men and Women Live in Different Worlds
Precarious Manhood slots men into the hierarchy
Feb 15, 2023
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