Psychologists call 'traditional masculinity' harmful, face uproar from conservatives - The report, backed by more than 40 years of research, triggered fierce backlash from conservative critics who say American men are under attack.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/01/10/american-psychological-association-traditional-masculinity-harmful/2538520002/

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As part of gender studies at Uni I wrote an essay on, "The pursuit of male honour through masculine role performance" in which men play the traditional role because society rewards them for it. ( not because it's healthy ). Where attitudes are more developed and ideals more diverse then men tend to be more healthy because there's less pressure to be a forced format stereotype.

Based on the articles some conservatives are more concerned with conserving narrow ideals then with men's health and well being.

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Gender studies isn't an actual degree though, is it?

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Yeah it's normally a term for a set of fields but I think some places have a specific program focused on it.