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Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
by Margaret Mead
- CULTURAL PORTRAIT
- 2001
- PAPER
- 335 PAGES
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A classic, still controversial book originally published in 1935. Mead looks at development -- and especially the roles of men and women -- in three societies in New Guinea. She conducted field work along the Sepik River from 1931-1933 among people who she describes as the "gentle mountain-dwelling Arapesh, the fierce cannibalistic Mungumor, and the graceful head-hunters of Tchambuli." Whatever you think of her conclusions and fieldwork, the book is a classic.
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