Gynocentrism

USA, champion of extreme gynocentrism (1835–1929)

In 1835, the publication ‘Democracy in America’ by Alexis de Tocqueville concluded that the uniqueness of the American character, and its material growth, were due principally to female superiority: And if, now that I am approaching the end of this book, in which I have shown so many considerable things done by the Americans, you …

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Gynocentric economies eventually lead to low birthrates

Population growth is tied to economic growth. Gynocentric culture initially seemed great for promoting economic growth as it stimulated men to work harder to buy more for women – not to mention women buying more for themselves and thier families. So the gynocentric ethos is great for creating a booming economy…… until it isn’t. It …

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Jordan Peterson’s Map For Oedipal Men

To understand Jordan Peterson’s encouraging of young men to become heroes in service to the maternal principle, especially within the context of marriage, we must turn to his ideological pedigree in the formulations of Carl Jung. Jung characterized the hero archetype as bound up with what he called ‘the Great Mother archetype,’ believing that male …

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Gamma Bias In The Maintenance of Gynocentrism

Gamma bias refers to a cognitive gender bias theory developed by Seager & Barry (2019).1 Gamma bias refers to the operation of two concurrent biases: alpha bias (exaggerating or magnifying gender differences) and beta bias (ignoring or minimizing gender differences). Gamma bias occurs when one gender difference is minimized while simultaneously another is magnified, resulting in …

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