The concept and study of masculinities has been a complex and rigorous one. Numerous disciplines attempt to conceptualize men and masculinity and seemingly compound the elusive topic. However, it is evident that each academic discipline and culture imposes its philosophical, theoretical, and methodological assumptions on the construct of masculinity that impedes understanding altogether. This paper attempts to capture and synthesize research pertaining to intercultural approaches of how masculinities are communicated, expressed, theorized, and studied. As a result, it is evident that scholars are exploring masculinities outside of their specific disciplines and are welcoming more complex postmodern views of masculinities. Indeed, research suggests that masculinities are quite diverse and are affected by several elements including history, geography, time, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and culture.
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