androcentrism

 [an-druh-sen-trik]  

an·dro·cen·tric

   [an-druh-sen-trik]
adjective
centered on, emphasizing, or dominated by males or masculine interests: an androcentric society; an androcentric religion.
Origin:
1900–05; andro- + -centric, on the model of ethnocentric

Related forms
an·dro·cen·trism, noun
an·dro·cen·trist, noun
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androcentric (ˌændrəʊˈsɛntrɪk)
 
—adj
having or regarding man or the male sex as central or primary
 
andro'centrism
 
—n

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