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Psychology Miss Sihera 08/11/05 Theories of gender acquisition: Psychoanalytic theory Freud According to Freud, humans have sex more for pleasure than for reproduction. He doubted that gender had any significant innate basis, therefore infants are effectively non-gendered at birth, but during the phallic phase of development they undergo the Oedipus complex, ad from this experience they construct their gender as masculine of feminine. The boy's tale: * Boy's primary love object is the one who feeds and nurtures him - the mother * During the phallic stage, the boy's erotic drive becomes stronger towards the mother, he becomes possessive of her and wants to be the centre of her life - leading to rivalry with the father * Boy feels guilty about these feelings, and afraid that his father will punishment him with castration * Usually, the boy resolves this by renouncing his desire for his mother and identifying with his father - making a deal...

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