...admittedly it's a difficult thing to define, because it can be different for different men. I think the one thing that different forms of "traditional masculinity" have in common with each other is that they are BENEFICIAL to one's family, one's community and one's self.

What's easier to define is what "traditional masculinity" IS NOT: The hyper-masculine image of a man prone to violence, sexual assault, lack of emotions (sociopaths?), hyper-competitiveness, apathy, shiftlessness, consumerism, etc.