The irrepressible Michael Sylvester asked: > is the Freudian oedipal stage a separate stage or part of the > phallic stage?
And Haydee Gelpi answered: > It's the Oedipal complex. During the Phallic Stage the child resolves the > Oedipal complex (or Electra complex for a female) Oedipus, shmedipus (said the Jewish mother). Just so long as a boy loves his mommy! But while Freud can be blamed for many things (and I do), the Electra complex is not one of them, although most textbooks, including one that I assign, will tell you otherwise. Freud hated the concept. I even have a quote to prove it. He said: "It is only in the male child that we find the fateful combination of love for the one parent and simultaneous hatred of the other as a rival" (S. Freud, _Female Sexuality_, 1931) This could be one of the most misattributed statements ever. I thought I'd do my bit to set the record straight. -Stephen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stephen Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Department web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy Check out TIPS listserv for teachers of psychology at: http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/southerly/tips/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
