17 Match the words in the left and right columns to restore the collocations from the text. Give the context where they are used.
1.
ideological
gaze
a.
1.
destroy
no applause
a.
2.
less heroic
business
b.
2.
expose
common knowledge
b.
3.
oaken
masculinity
c.
3.
mess up
pomposities
c.
4.
charming
feelings
d.
4.
pass into
lives
d.
5.
sexual obsessive
archetypes
e.
5.
present
"femininity" intact
e.
6.
public
flip sides
f.
6.
police
pretensions
f.
7.
bloke
contender
g.
7.
enjoy
ambivalence
g.
8.
worn-out
job
h.
8.
take
manhood's customs
h.
9.
true
manhood
i.
9.
guarantee
the male social self
i.
10.
pure
dangler after women
j.
10.
shed
themselves
j.
11.
mixed
lady-killer
k.
11.
illustrate
a price
k.
12.
exacting
patriarch
l.
12.
defame
privileges
l.
13.
obvious
cutout
m.
13.
keep
the straitjacket
m.
18 The text contains words and phrases highlighted in bold type. Paraphrase the abstracts to aid your understanding of them and share your attitude to the ideas.
19 Work out two lists of personal traits that you: (1) expect and most welcome in a man and (2) the qualities that you dislike in a man. Then, comment on your lists: (a) explain the importance of each item you have put on the list and (b) what attitudes and behaviour those should suggest. Use both parts of the text for reference. Finalise the discussion with a home-written argumentative composition, which will contribute to the society's awareness of the long-sought concept of masculinity.