Name calling won't solve it.
[FoxNews] Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy previously warned about 'epidemic of loneliness’.
A "cowboy mentality" of wanting to "man up" could be a factor in the epidemic of male loneliness, a New York University professor implied on Sunday.
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Professor Niobe Way spoke with the Washington Post in a story about the rise in an "alternative conception of American masculinity" to combat the lack of connection between men. When tackling the "epidemic of loneliness" plaguing the nation, Way suggested that it comes from the overly masculine way boys are raised.
"Niobe Way, a professor of developmental psychology at New York University and the author of ‘Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection,’ said many boys are raised with what she called ‘the cowboy mentality' – 'I can do it myself, I don’t need others’ – often perpetuated by ‘the father wanting the son to man up and not be so soft. … The whole model of getting help is part of so-called femininity,’" the article reads.
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