psychodynamic explanation of gender

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    • What is the age range for the phallic stage in children?
      3 to 5 years
    • What develops a child's gender identity during the phallic stage?
      Resolution of the Oedipus or Electra complex
    • What complex do boys experience according to the psychodynamic explanation?
      Oedipus complex
    • What do boys romantically desire during the Oedipus complex?
      Their mothers
    • What do boys feel towards their fathers during the Oedipus complex?
      Aggression and jealousy
    • What is castration anxiety in boys?
      Fear of being castrated by their father
    • How do boys resolve their castration anxiety?
      By identifying with their father
    • What develops as a result of identifying with their father?
      The superego and male gender identity
    • What do boys do with their desire for their mother after identifying with their father?
      Displace it onto other women
    • What complex do girls experience according to the psychodynamic explanation?
      Electra complex
    • What do girls realize during the Electra complex?
      They have no penis
    • What do girls desire during the Electra complex?
      Their father
    • What feelings do girls have towards their mothers during the Electra complex?
      Hostility and blame
    • How do girls resolve their feelings towards their father?
      By identifying with their mother
    • What do girls substitute their desire for a penis with?
      Desire for a baby
    • What is a strength of the psychodynamic explanation of gender development?
      Supportive evidence for the Oedipus complex
    • What is a weakness of the psychodynamic explanation of gender development?
      Evidence is case study based
    • What does the case study evidence fail to provide?
      Generalizable support for the complexes
    • What is another weakness of the psychodynamic explanation of gender development?
      Overemphasis on parental role
    • What evidence contradicts the psychodynamic explanation of gender identity?
      Gender roles exist without same-sex parents
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