Knowra Man Man A man is an adult person belonging to the social category of men. The category is shaped by social identity and conventions, and is often associated with male sex.
Masculinity : Social expectations, practices, and identities associated with being a man. Its norms influence how manhood is expressed and judged.
Sex assigned at birth : A classification, usually male or female, recorded at birth based primarily on anatomy. This classification often overlaps with, but does not define, being a man.
Boy : A male child or young person, though the word can also describe a child's gender identity. Man generally denotes adulthood, while boy denotes childhood or youth.
Patriarchy : A social system in which men as a group hold disproportionate power in institutions and public life. The category of men is central to analyzing gendered power structures.
Gender role : A set of social expectations about behavior associated with a gender category. Gender roles prescribe behaviors often associated with men.
Cisgender : Describes a person whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at birth. Many men are cisgender, though the category includes more than cisgender men.
Male : A sex classification associated with reproductive anatomy, gametes, or related biological traits. Male is a sex category; man is a social gender category.
Gender discrimination : Unequal treatment or disadvantage based on gender or perceived gender. Men can benefit from, reproduce, or be targeted by gendered treatment.
Gender identity : A person's internal sense of their gender, which may or may not match sex assigned at birth. A person's identity as a man is not determined solely by appearance or assigned sex.
Transgender : Describes a person whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth. Trans men are men whose gender differs from their birth assignment.
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