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According to the American Psychological Association (APA), being a traditional man is now considered on par with a mental disorder. For the first time ever, the APA has issued a set of guidelines for how to approach men and boys, specifically, within a counseling practice. The new APA protocols for mental health professionals working with men and boys--released in August and available to read in their entirety in a document titled APA Guidelines for the Psychological Practice with Boys and Men--were recently summed up on the APA's website by the statement that "research finds that traditional masculinity is, on the whole, harmful." "The main thrust of the subsequent research is that traditional masculinity - marked by stoicism, competitiveness, dominance and aggression - is, on the whole, harmful," the January article from the APA goes on to read. "Men socialized in this way are less likely to engage in healthy behaviors." Progressive beliefs about a number of hot-button social...
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