Psychosexual development unusually submissive woman (low self-esteem). In a boy, a phallic-stage fixation might lead him to become an aggressive, over-ambitious, vain man. Therefore, the satisfactory parental handling and resolution of the Oedipus complex and of the Electra complex are most important in developing the infantile super-ego, because, by identifying with a parent, the child internalizes morality, thereby, choosing to comply with societal rules, rather than having to reflexively comply in fear of punishment. The fourth stage of psychosexual development is the latency stage that spans from the age of six years until puberty, wherein the child consolidates the character habits he
Oedipus in the Trobriands Badcock in the "British Journal of Sociology", and John S. Matthiasson in the "Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology". Badcock compared Spiro's criticism of Malinowski in "Oedipus in the Trobriands" to anthropologist Freeman's criticism of Mead in "Margaret Mead and Samoa" (1983), crediting Spiro with exposing the "glaring contradictions, obvious fallacies and supported assertions" in Malinowski's work. Badcock wrote that while Spiro's conclusions would come as a surprise to many anthropologists, Spiro fully authenticated them. Badcock praised Spiro's discussion of the "universality of the Oedipus complex". Matthiasson called "Oedipus in the Trobriands" "tightly reasoned" and an "important book" that forces