This article's objective is to help uncover today's 18-22 year old young adult male in his modern day milieu in order to paint a hermeneutical portrait of his maleness and masculinity. It will attempt to do so utilizing two main categories: (1) psycho-social development and (2) socio-cultural types and archetypes. Psycho-social development refers to the meaning and telos of the young man's "maleness" and "masculinity." It is the selfperceived direction of his sexuality explored within the frameworks of physiology and postmodern implications of his development. Socio-cultural types and archetypes refer to the established male roles and masculine identity markers as well as the human energy that operates in the daily life of college men today. The article concludes with a portrait of the young man's overall perception of the public sphere, how he is placed within a social and political mindset and imagination regarding maleness and masculinity today.
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