Waller R. Newell

In the following viewpoint, Waller R. Newell maintains that young men need to learn a positive version of masculinity that encourages honor, pride, and respect for women. He asserts that masculinity has been distorted since the 1960s, leading to misogyny and violence toward women. Newell contends that society needs to channel certain boyish traits, such as a desire to be heroic, in positive directions and teach these boys how to become honorable men. Newell is a professor of political science and philosophy at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What has been the result of the baby-boomer belief that children do not need masculine role models, in Newell’s view?
2. According to Newell, what are some ways in which men and women are different?
3. In the author...