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phallocentrism  

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  • The privileging of the phallus, that is, of masculinity, in language and thought. This is a term that comes from the work of Jacques Lacan and describes the patriarchal symbolic order through which culture is acquired, and which privileges the phallus as the primary signifier. [Source: Megawords: 200 Terms You Really Need to Know; Phallocentrism]

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