Many years ago, in an undergraduate psychology class, we were discussing misogyny, and my professor told us that there was a significantly high number of misogynists who had lost their mothers (specifically that they had died) in their mid to late teens.  He said it was because the teen were angry at their mothers for leaving them, but were unable to process or express what they were feeling, so the anger was redirected into an anger towards all women.I have tried to find some mention of this theory elsewhere, but cannot seem to formulate the right Google search phrase.  Is this a theory that still has merit, or has it been disproven?  If it is a valid belief, can someone direct me to a book or online documentation which discusses it?
Can a mother's untimely death lead to misogyny?
cognitive psychology