The article discusses the notion of “fear of the feminine” in Western culture as reflected in mythological themes. The psychoanalytic process of disidentifying from the primary love object is also suggested as a possible starting place of masculine gender role conflict. At an intrapsychic level men utilize a defense mechanism coined the “feminine projection process” to disown their feminine side.
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Chris Blazina (1997) studied this question.