Manhood

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As a man ages , the age of a will man from adolescence to the beginning of the age called. Today the term is used almost exclusively in poetic language , but it was also used earlier in biology , medicine , philosophy and ethnology .

In common parlance, manhood spans several decades, of which several phases can be distinguished:

  • first or early manhood, approximately between the end of puberty and coming of age ;
  • full manhood, mostly associated with starting a family or professional ability;
  • mature manhood, often referred to as the best , first hormonal changes, sometimes “second spring”;
  • older man, today also referred to as "young seniors", sometimes a glossing over name for the beginning of aging.

Manhood in Science and Art

The philosopher Hegel compares the history of peoples with three phases of human life. After the period of “producing”, the phase of manhood follows with a strong external effect. When a people or culture “no longer needs their activity”, the transition from manhood to old age takes place.

Several films and works of poetry have “manhood” in the title, often ironically today, for example the woman in the prime of manhood by director Axel von Ambesser .

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