RIBEIRO, Paulo de Carvalho. Gender and primary female identification. Psicol. rev. (Belo Horizonte) []. 2005, 11, 18, pp.238-256. ISSN 1677-1168.

Whether or not there is a primacy of one gender over the other is a problem closely related to Freud’s thought that has been the object of an important debate since the early 20th century. This paper focuses on some recent contributions to psychoanalytical studies on gender and discusses the nature of the early mother/ child relation with the purpose of establishing a clear position concerning the above-mentioned primacy. Some arguments regarding the secondary and defensive aspects of masculinity as well as the greater vulnerability of males to the atypical organization of gender identity are presented as a conclusion. Among the authors whose works have been taken into consideration in this paper, special attention is given to Robert Stoller, Ethel Person, Lionel Ovesey and Jean Laplanche.

: Gender; Primary female identification; Gender identity.

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