Rethinking Masculinity in America

Guest: Ronald Levant, Professor of Psychology, University of Akron What did you think of the Gillette ad? Opinions are all over the map. As it happened, the American Psychological Association also just barely came out with a new set of guidelines for treating boys and men. The document says that traditional ideas of masculinity are –on the whole –harmful to everyone, including men. Is this fair or accurate? And what can be done to improve things?