text: Please take this as a sincere question. If it is important to be sensitive towards cultural differences in one's practice then how do we reconcile this with the APA's recent guidelines regarding 'traditional masculinity'? Many religious communities are distinctly patriarchal (hindu, muslim, christian) or at least have very specific gender roles informed by their religious beliefs, yet the current recommendation is to observe traditional masculinity as, at best, a hindrance to positive well-being.