masculine protest

masculine protest
Adler term to describe the movement of individuals from passive to active roles in a desire to escape from the feminine role.

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masculine pro·test -'prō-.test n a tendency attributed esp. to the human female in the psychology of Alfred Adler to escape from the female role by assuming a masculine role and by dominating others broadly any tendency to compensate for feelings of inferiority or inadequacy by exaggerated overt aggressive behavior

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