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Male bonding is a term that is used in ethology
Ethology

Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a branch of zoology .Although many naturalists have studied aspects of animal behavior through the centuries, the modern discipline of ethology is usually considered to have arisen with the work in the 1930s of Dutch biologist Nikolaas Tinbergen and Austrian biologist Konrad Lorenz,...
, social science, and in general usage to describe patterns of friendship
Friendship

Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. In this sense, the term connotes a Interpersonal relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis....
 and/or cooperation in men (or in the case of ethology: males of various species). The exact meaning of the term differs across contexts.

In the context of human relationships, male bonding is used to (sometimes jokingly or informally) describe friendship between men, or the way in which men befriend each other.






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Male bonding is a term that is used in ethology
Ethology

Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, and a branch of zoology .Although many naturalists have studied aspects of animal behavior through the centuries, the modern discipline of ethology is usually considered to have arisen with the work in the 1930s of Dutch biologist Nikolaas Tinbergen and Austrian biologist Konrad Lorenz,...
, social science, and in general usage to describe patterns of friendship
Friendship

Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. In this sense, the term connotes a Interpersonal relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis....
 and/or cooperation in men (or in the case of ethology: males of various species). The exact meaning of the term differs across contexts.

In the context of human relationships, male bonding is used to (sometimes jokingly or informally) describe friendship between men, or the way in which men befriend each other. The expression is sometimes used synonymously with the word camaraderie. Friendships among men are often based on shared activities, instead of emotional sharing, which is more typical of women's friendships (though this is not always the case). The first widely-noticed use of the term was in Men in Groups (1969;2004) by anthropologist Lionel Tiger.

See also

  • Bachelor band
  • Homosociality
  • Human bonding
    Human bonding

    Human bonding refers to the development of a close, interpersonal relationship between family members or friends. Bonding is a mutual, social interaction process, and is not the same as simple liking....
  • Man cave
    Man cave

    A man cave is a male sanctuary, such as a specially equipped garage, spare bedroom, media room, den, or basement....
  • Masculine psychology
    Masculine psychology

    Masculine psychology is a term sometimes used to describe and categorize issues concerning the gender related psychology of male human Identity , as well as the issues that men confront during their lives....


Further reading

Brehm, S. S., Miller, R. S., Perlman, D. & Campbell, S. M. (1992). Intimate relationships. Third edition, chapter 7: paragraph about "gender differences in same-sex friendships", p. 212-213. Fanning, Patrick & McKay, Matthew. (1993). Being a friend: Making and keeping male friends. In "Being a man: A guide to the new masculinity" (pp. 108-125). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. Garfinkel, Perry. (1992). "In a man's world: Father, son, brother, friend, and other roles men play." Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. Miller, Stuart. (1986). "Men & friendship." Bath, England: Gateway Books. Nardi, Peter. (1999). Gay Men's Friendships: Invincible Communities. U. of Chicago Press. Nardi, Peter. (1992). "Men's friendships" (Research on men and masculinities series). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. Pasick, Robert S. (1990). Friendship between men. In Meth, Richard L., Pasick, Robert S., et al, "Men in therapy: The challenge of change" (pp. 108-127). New York: The Guilford Press. Pasick, Robert S. (1992). Staying awake: The importance of friendship. In "Awakening from the deep sleep: A powerful guide for courageous men" (pp. 222-244). San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco (A division of HarperCollins, Publishers). Wrangham, R. & Peterson, D. (1996). Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence

Is a 1997 book by Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson examining the evolutionary factors leading to human violence.External links:...
. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Lionel Tiger, Men in Groups, Random House 1969; Transaction, 2004 Potvin, John. (2008) Material and Visual Cultures Beyond Male Bonding, 1870-1914. Hampshire England, Ashgate Publishing Limited