What is a man?
A: A man is an adult male human.
Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a
what?
A: A boy (a male child or adolescent).
Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually
inherits an X chromosome from the mother and what from the father?
A: A Y chromosome.
Sex differentiation of the male fetus is governed by
what gene?
A: The SRY gene on the Y chromosome.
During puberty, hormones which stimulate androgen
production result in the development of what?
A: Secondary sexual characteristics, thus exhibiting greater differences
between the sexes.
These include greater muscle mass, the growth of facial
hair and a lower what?
A: Body fat composition.
Secondary sexual characteristics that are specific to
men include what?
A: Broadened shoulders, an enlarged larynx, and a voice that is
significantly deeper than the voice of a child or a woman.
A study of conflicts in 13 countries from 1955 to 2002
found what?
A: That 81% of all violent war deaths were male.
Areas with high incidence of violence, such as regions
controlled by drug cartels see men experiencing what?
A: Higher mortality rates.
This stems from what?
A: Social beliefs that associate ideals of masculinity with aggressive,
confrontational behavior.
Where do women live longer than men?
A: In all countries, and across all age groups, for which reliable records
exist.
In the United States, men are less healthy than women
across what?
A: All social classes.
Men are over-represented in dangerous occupations and
represent a majority of what?
A: On the job deaths.
Michelangelo's David is the classical image of what?
A: Youthful male beauty in Western art.
Men generally face social stigma for embodying what?
A: Feminine traits, more so than women do for embodying masculine traits.
This can also manifest as what?
A: Homophobia.
Standards of manliness or masculinity vary across
different cultures and what?
A: Historical periods.
In all cultures in the past, and still among
traditional and non-Western cultures, getting married is the most common and
definitive distinction between what?
A: Boyhood and manhood.
Platonic relationships are not significantly different
between whom?
A: Men and women, though some differences do exist.
Friendships involving men tend to be based more on
what?
A: Shared activities than self-disclosure and personal connection.
In heterosexual romantic relationships, men are
typically expected to take what role?
A: A proactive role, initiate the relationship, plan dates, and propose
marriage.
Anthropology has shown that masculinity itself has
social status, just like what?
A: Wealth, race and social class.
Media portrayals of men often replicate traditional
understanding of what?
A: Masculinity.
Men are portrayed more frequently in television than
women and most commonly appear as what?
A: Leads in action and drama programming.
In advertising, men are disproportionately featured in
advertisements for what?
A: Alcohol, vehicles, and business products.