![]() ![]() And the style of consciousness which is extraverted, outward, confined to rationality and the intellect is a consciousness that is one-sidedly masculine, having little or no room for non-heroic or receptive dimensions of human experience. The fiercely striving, competitive, and exploitative temper that governs First World economics, commerce, and politics is a temper which is based in hegemonic masculinity. The brutish spirit of "progress" that rides roughshod over nature, women, and indigenous peoples is largely a product of an heroic and conquistadorial masculine style. Many of the world's most serious problems and illnesses can be traced back to an exaggerated or distorted masculinity. Traditional masculinity appears to be suffering from a crisis of confidence, and some are saying it is not before time. In this article, Tacey argues on the side of restraint reform, suggesting that there is a New Man in the making, who is a mixture of the best of traditional masculinity and the sensitivity and emotional expressiveness required in today's environment. According to David Tacey, professor of Jungian and Pscyhoanalytic Studies at La Trobe University, Melbourne, traditional masculinity is suffering from a crisis of confidence and if humanity is to be renewed, masculinity needs a makeover.
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