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Help‐Seeking and Counseling Within a Traditional Male Gender Role: An Examination From a Multicultural Perspective
Author(s) -
McCarthy John,
Holliday Ebony L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2004.tb00282.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , multiculturalism , diversity (politics) , psychology , affect (linguistics) , gender identity , identity (music) , social psychology , cultural sensitivity , psychotherapist , sociology , pedagogy , physics , communication , artificial intelligence , computer science , anthropology , acoustics
A traditional male gender role reflects an affirmation of masculine identity associated with such qualities as success and self‐reliance. This gender role is examined from a diversity perspective in counseling, because it may affect many men's help‐seeking attitudes and behaviors. Suggestions from the literature are reviewed from the standpoint of the Multicultural Counseling Competencies (P. Arredondo et al., 1996). The counseling profession would benefit from greater sensitivity in aiding men endorsing this role.