'Traditional masculinity' is harmful, top psychologists say in new guidelines 'Traditional masculinity' is harmful, damaging the men who ascribe to it and everyone around them, according America's top psychologists.
The warning was issued in a 36-page document by the American Psychological Association, its first set of guidelines on male mental health in 127 years.
Experts said the traditional ideology of what makes a man 'a man' constrains men.
It also can drive them to feel or act aggressively towards other groups who are not masculine, fueling misogyny, sexism, sexual assault, bullying and homophobia. The Daily Mail
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The warning was issued in a 36-page document by the American Psychological Association, its first set of guidelines on male mental health in 127 years.
Experts said the traditional ideology of what makes a man 'a man' constrains men.
It also can drive them to feel or act aggressively towards other groups who are not masculine, fueling misogyny, sexism, sexual assault, bullying and homophobia. The Daily Mail
See also:
- APA Guidelines for the Psychological Practicewith Boys and Men American Psychological Association
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