The spe­ci­es of man is still a wort­hy field of rese­arch. Men and women chan­ge their social roles con­ti­nuous­ly and ever­yo­ne is affec­ted by tho­se chan­ges when new roles aspi­re.

But it’s one thing to think of social or bio­lo­gi­cal roles and ano­ther thing to be such a bio­lo­gi­cal thing. Espe­ci­al­ly in being a man: You know your bio­lo­gi­cal move­ments and you know your social role, and more: you know the things that are com­mon­ly accept­ed.

And then there’s this man­hood moment, when not­hing fits: