adjective
- centered on or emphasizing men or masculine interests, often to the exclusion or devaluation of women
Usage: academic; sociology
Examples
- The study criticized the androcentric bias in historical research.
- Many traditional theories were androcentric in their assumptions.
- The company’s androcentric culture made it difficult for women to advance.
- Feminist scholars challenged the androcentric perspective in literature.
- The androcentric worldview dominated academic discourse for centuries.
- She argued that the legal system remained fundamentally androcentric.