The beard as an epitome of contemporary masculinity in the face of the transgression of classic social models

Abstract

The  main purpose  of  this  study  was  to  examine  the  social  impact  that,  as  an  anthropological phenomenon,  the  use  of  the  beard  has  reached  on  the  face  of  contemporary  man,  an  external  physical-sexual characteristic,  inherent  to  the  male  gender.  It  was  a  documentary  research,  with  bibliographic  design  and  bibliographic  method,  where  documentation was  applied  as  a  technique,  on  the  contents  selected  for this  purpose; the  bibliographic  matrix  and  the  content  analytical  matrix  were  used  as  instruments.  From  the  dialectical perspective,  a  conglomerate  of  scientific articles  were  intervened where  authors  such as Al-Jibaly  (2007),  Enguix  (2013),  Barba  & Gómez  (2016),  Gómez  (2017)  and  Romero  (2018),  among others,  elaborated  on  their  findings investigative,  related  to  the perception  that from  the  other's  gaze,  the beard  generates; Legendary  element,  with  an indisputable  manly  a  esthetic,  historical,  entological  and  even  anthropological  character,  Thus,  the undeniable psychosocial and cultural background that permeates it  was recognized, with which it has achieved its   prolongation as  a  symbol  of  masculinity for centuries, even in recent years, where social models have become more fluid everyday.  It  could  be  concluded  that  in  contemporaneity,  this  stands  as  the  epitome  of  virility,  wisdom  and  maturity;  linked to the robustization of the male figure before himself, in a sort of social construct of his own.