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Notion of manhood

From Lip, we know what Plato thought about feminist men, but that was some 2000 years ago — how should we think about it today? Men's upper-body strength predicts their political opinions on economic redistribution, according to new research. A huge study involving over 12,000 participants across 51 cultures from Argentina to Uganda has concluded that men tend to have more varied personalities than women. When men experience sexism: There are some practices and policies that are unfair to men — but this fact should unite men with feminists, not drive them apart. How society’s notion of manhood leads to murder: Diane Anderson-Minshall interviews David McConnell, author of American Honor Killings: Desire and Rage Among Men. Joan Williams on how class anxiety and masculinity fears push men to work longer hours: A work culture in which long hours signal value and status is bad for everyone. If men need a 21st-century role model, how about Jesus Christ?