What is "male bonding"

n. the formation of a close personal relationship between men; "the rituals known as male bonding do not necessarily involve drinking beer together"

In ethology and social science, male bonding is the formation of close personal relationships, and patterns of friendship or cooperation between males.

In the context of human relationships, male bonding is used to describe friendship between men, or the way in which men befriend each other. The expression is sometimes used synonymously with the word camaraderie. The first widely noticed use of the term was in Men in Groups (1969; 2004) by anthropologist Lionel Tiger.

Male bonding takes place in various locations such as gyms, locker rooms, sport fields or courts, fraternities, and barbershops.

Male Bonding is an English indie/ noise rock band. The group released their debut album, Nothing Hurts, on 11 May 2010.