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The phrase "toxic masculinity" refers to certain masculine cultural norms that are associated with harm to society, such as the social pressures placed upon men to be violent, competitive, independent, and unfeeling. | The phrase "toxic masculinity" refers to certain masculine cultural norms that are associated with harm to society, such as the social pressures placed upon men to be violent, competitive, independent, and unfeeling. | ||
==Examples of masculinity== | ==Examples of masculinity in modern Western culture== | ||
*Muscular bodies are considered masculine, as well as [[Body language|body movements and postures]] that "take up space".<ref>{{cite book|title=Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions|last1=Wade|first1=Lisa|last2=Marx Ferree|first2=Myra|page=23}}</ref> | *Muscular bodies are considered masculine, as well as [[Body language|body movements and postures]] that "take up space".<ref>{{cite book|title=Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions|last1=Wade|first1=Lisa|last2=Marx Ferree|first2=Myra|year=2014|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|page=23}}</ref> | ||
* A [[binding|flat chest]] is considered masculine. | * A [[binding|flat chest]] is considered masculine. | ||
* Short hair on the head is considered masculine. | * Short [[hair]] on the head is considered masculine. | ||
* [[Clothing|Pants and suits]] are considered masculine. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||