By Glenn Stanton, The Witherspoon Institute - As George Gilder.. in Men and Marriage, “Unlike a woman, a man has no civilized role or agenda inscribed in his body.”… His transition into manhood can only come into being with significant, intentional work by other men. As a behavior, manhood must be learned, proven, and earned. As an identity, manhood must be bestowed by a boy’s father and the community’s larger fraternity of men.