Sex and Repression in Savage Society

Sex and Repression in Savage Society first published in 1927 is the book by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski (died 1942) 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 important contribution to psychoanalysis, which Malinowski acknowledged was a "popular craze of the day."