The cowboy is also portrayed as a masculine ideal via images ranging from the Marlboro Man to the Village People.

Most important, Roe v. Wade has been overturned, abortion is illegal and paternity has become a way to rebuild the masculine ideal.

Although you would never get her to admit as much, Miuccia Prada is another designer who seems to find herself compelled by changes in masculine ideals.

In fact, every major portion of his anatomy was a masculine ideal.

In the book, Frank argues military leaders imposed bans on homosexuals based on fears that their open service would tarnish the military's masculine ideals.

With his 1950's fedora and impassive face, he looks and sounds like the old-fashioned, terse masculine ideal.

"He was the ideal man, the masculine ideal."

"Virtue" (virtus), related to the Latin word for "man", vir, was an active masculine ideal of self-discipline.

Effeminacy and cross-dressing are serious violations of the masculine ideal.

International Male and Victoria's Secret are two of the last bastions of the masculine and feminine ideals that ruled the 80's.