examples of androcentrism in psych

• FREUDs theory of psychosexual stages have been criticised for being androcentric
• a key factor that hinders females’ development is the lack of a penis, which causes penis envy. The lack of penis means females will have a lasting sense of inferiority. Furthermore, the lack of castration anxiety means that females will not develop such a strong super-ego leading to lower moral reasoning.
• freud's views on female morality have not been supported by research, and crime rates in the male population compared to the female population clearly contradict freud's veiw
• freud's theories have been described as 'phallocentric', clearly representing a male view of the world