Sex and Repression in Savage Society
Malinowski, Bronistaw Sex and Repression in Savage Society is a 1927 book by anthropologist Bronis¿aw Malinowski. It is considered "a famous critique of psychoanalysis, arguing that the 'Oedipus complex' described by Freud is not universal." Malinowski gives a partial explanation of the role of sex in social organization through the synthesis of psychoanalysis and anthropology, considered competing academic disciplines at the time. The book is considered an importa...