1. Androgyny: The combination of both masculine and feminine traits.
2. Complicit Masculinity: Men who benefit from hegemonic masculinity but do not fully embody it.
3. Dichotomy: A division between two opposing concepts, such as masculinity and femininity.
4. Femininity: Traits and behaviours traditionally associated with women, shaped by social expectations.
5. Gendered Socialisation: The process of raising children according to societal gender norms.
6. Hegemonic Masculinity: The culturally dominant form of masculinity in a given society.
7. Marginalised Masculinities: Masculinities influenced by factors such as race, class, or sexuality, which do not conform to hegemonic masculinity.
8. Masculinism:: A belief in the superiority of male traits and dominance.
9. Patriarchy: A social system where men hold power and dominance over women and other men.
10. Subordinated Masculinities: Masculinities that exist in a lower position in the gender hierarchy due to societal discrimination.