Man
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Biological and medical meaning
Out more molecular-biologically View differs the man from the human Woman by the mating XY into that Geschlechtschromosomen (instead of XX with the woman). This leads to the development various more anatomically Characteristics of the man:
- The presence male Gonad, that Testicle, in those the male Gameten, those Sperm cellses are produced.
- the development that primary sex characteristics Penis and Skrotum with the human Embryo
- the development of secondary sex characteristics during that Puberty, how Beard stature, deeper voice than the woman, broader Shoulders, a narrower Basin, a smaller more body-more fat and higher muscle portion of the total weight, a higher stature as well as generally stronger Koerperbehaarung, all together consequence of a higher mirror of the male sexhormone Testosteron in the blood.
To missing sex characteristics and multi-sexualness see Intersexualitaet and Transgender.
The field that Medicine, with the illnesses of the man is concerned, is called Andrologie. Generally can resemble men of Diseases are struck like women, exist however some sex specific illnesses; for some further illnesses women and men show clearly different disease distributions (approximately for those RedGreen weak sight and other x-chromosomale hereditary diseases).
Man skin
The appearance of the male skin (greasier and largemore porous than female skin) is affected predominantly through hormoneal caused skin differences, z. B. by the skin thickness and the increased tallow gland secretion.
The thicker male skin has a higher water connection ability and lets the skin strained and firmer look. Increased tallow production is responsible for a sufficient quantity of humidity in the skin and for the composition of the so-called Hydrolipidfilms. This film regulates the water content of the more deeply lying layers, the drainage restrains and gives to the skin a smooth, supple appearance.
Besides man skin has a smaller inclination to the fold connection. Folds show up with the man usually later than with women and also not than small Knitterfaeltchen, separate more than male-salient folds.
Due to increased tallow production it can come particularly with young men more frequently to Mitessern and acne. These develop, if the tallow as well as died skin cells at the pores settles. A provoking of the Mitesser leads to the settlement of germs and inflammatory pickeln.
Differences between men and boys
As Young one designates one in German spreading (if also not very strictly limited to it) male humans before reaching that Majority. In most societies exceeding becomes the border of Young one to Man (frequently equated with that Sex-ripe) as important step in the life of a male individual outstandingly and often also Initiationsriten most different form celebrated (as examples are here about Cutting with some African and South American Trunks, those Firmung respectively Konfirmation in the Christian religions, those Bar Mizwa in the Judentum, those Youth consecration with that Free philosophers and in the former GDR, to call in addition, simply celebrating the eight tenth birthday), however the value rather symbolic in the modern western society have and in their function by the majority were replaced. With reaching this border become the young men, just like the young women, new rights (for instance those Heirats- and Legal competency) and obligations (like z. B. those Responsible age or (with)Verantwortung for parental house and yard) lent.
Sociological meaning (Sex roles)
Those Sociology documents various differences in the behavior of men and women in the human society, as well as important differences in the distributions of roles (see: Maleness, Femaleness).
Mankind history was and partly today still is by one Dominance the man in more political, intrafamiliaerer and totalsocial regard coined/shaped. Often this is religiously justified; many world religions preach or practice a superiority of the man. The physical differences between men and women coin/shape the prejudice of an intellectual superiority of men. This is scientifically not occupied however. Come on the average High gift, in addition, intellectual Less gift with men somewhat more frequently than forwards with women.
The range of different behaviors by men and women often is to be occupied very large and not clearly or only in a diffuse way. Men becomes as example a larger penetration strength, but in addition, a higher aggression potential after-said. With women however frequently the social abilities are strongly pronounced. In both cases this is however by far not the rule.
See also
- Maleness
- Chauvinistism
- Homosexualitaet
- Man research
- Men's movement
- Male
- Savage man
- Maskulismus
- Patriarchat
- Sexualmedizin
- Sexismus
- Woman
- Femaleness
- Toolism
Literature
- Pierre Bourdieu, The male rule, Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp 2005
- Robert W. Connell, The made man: Construction and crisis of malenesses, Opladen: Leske + Budrich 1999, New edition 2004, ISBN 3810027650
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