Abstract
Manliness and masculinity are two related and different concepts, and there have been inaccurate rendering into Chinese and confusing usage, but there has little study of the distinction between them in domestic academic circle. The paper sets out to distinguish the two terms from the perspectives of philosophy, anthropology, sociology and culturology, in hope of distinguishing them in terms of their etymological and cultural development, their definition, scope and criteria, their value orientation and judgment, and their construction strategies and modes of practice. The paper aims at redressing the misconceptions about manliness and shedding light on the predicaments of modern masculinity, and it also proposes reconstructing contemporary manliness.
First Page
61
Last Page
69
Recommended Citation
Sui, Hongsheng. 2016. "Manliness and Masculinity: Towards a Distinction of Two Key Terms in Men's Studies." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 36, (2): pp.61-69. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss2/11
