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ethology Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait. Behaviourism as a term also describes the scientific and object ...
and social science, male bonding or male friendship is the formation of close personal relationships, and patterns of friendship or cooperation between males. In the context of human relationships, male bonding is used to describe friendship between men, or the way in which men befriend each other. The expression is sometimes used synonymously with the word
camaraderie The term ''comrade'' (russian: товарищ, tovarisch) generally means 'mate', 'colleague', or 'ally', and derives from the Spanish and Portuguese, term , literally meaning 'chamber mate', from Latin , meaning 'chamber' or 'room'. It may also ...
. The first widely noticed use of the term was in ''Men in Groups'' (1969; 2004) by anthropologist
Lionel Tiger Lionel Tiger (born February 5, 1937) is a Canadian-American anthropologist. He is the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University and co-Research Director of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. Early life and education Bor ...
. Male bonding can take place in various locations through shared activities or even just conversing.


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Bachelor herd A bachelor herd is a herd of (usually) juvenile male animals who are still sexually immature or 'harem'-forming animals who have been thrown out of their parent groups but not yet formed a new family group. It may also refer to a group of males who ...
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Bromance A bromance is a very close and non-sexual relationship between two or more men. It is an exceptionally tight, affectional, homosocial male bonding relationship exceeding that of usual friendship, and is distinguished from normal friendship by ...
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Cross-sex friendship A cross-sex friendship is a platonic relationship between two unrelated people of differing sexes or gender. There are multiple types of cross-sex friendships, all defined by whether or not each party has a romantic attraction to each other, o ...
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Female bonding In ethology and social science, female bonding is the formation of a close personal relationship and patterns of friendship, attachment, and cooperation in females. Examples Within the context of human relationships the definition and display of f ...
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Homosociality In sociology, homosociality means same-sex relationships that are not of a romantic or sexual nature, such as friendship, mentorship, or others. Researchers who use the concept mainly do so to explain how men uphold men's dominance in socie ...
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Mancation A mancation is a male-only vacation. The term is believed to have come about in the 2000s, although the concept had existed considerably before then. Travel industry trend The concept of a gender specific trip has "been around since the first cave ...
* Man cave * Mateship *
Social connection Social connection is the experience of feeling close and connected to others. It involves feeling loved, cared for, and valued, and forms the basis of interpersonal relationships."Connection is the energy that exists between people when they feel ...


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", pp. 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, California: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. * Garfinkel, Perry. (1992). "In a man's world: Father, son, brother, friend, and other roles men play." Berkeley, California: 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, California: 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, California: HarperSanFrancisco (A division of HarperCollins, Publishers). * Wrangham, R. & Peterson, D. (1996). '' Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence''. 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 Friendship Interpersonal relationships Men's health {{socio-stub