Margaret Mead and Samoa
Margaret Mead and Samoa
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Zusammenfassung
In 1928 Margaret Mead announced her discovery of a culture in which the stress of adolescence didn't exist. In this book, the author argues that Mead's proof is false. On the basis of years of fieldwork and research, Freeman refutes Mead's characterization of Samoan society.
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Margaret Mead and Samoa by Derek Freeman
In 1928 Margaret Mead announced her stunning discovery of a culture in which the storm and stress of adolescence didn't exist. The resulting book, "Coming of Age in Samoa" has since become a classic - and the best-selling anthropology book of all time. Within the nature-nurture controversy that still divides scientists, Mead's evidence has long been a crucial "negative instance", an apparent proof of the sovereignty of culture over biology. In this book, the author presents startling but wholly convincing evidence that Mead's proof is false. On the basis of years of patient fieldwork and historical research, Freeman refutes Mead's characterization of Samoan society and adolescence point for point. Far from the relaxed transition to adulthood that Mead ascribed to permissive child-bearing and restrictive regulations against premarital sex.| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140225556 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140225552 |
| Titel | Margaret Mead and Samoa |
| Autor | Derek Freeman |
| Serie | Pelican S |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1984-05-31 |
| Seitenanzahl | 416 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
| Hinweis | Nicht verfügbar |