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At the age of 24 and fresh out of college, Margaret Mead set out alone from Philadelphia to Samoa to do 8 months of research into a virtually unknown people. It was the beginning of a career during which she was to overturn many cherished Western beliefs about the family, child-rearing, and the roles of the sexes in society. Although her work has been widely criticized, many of her views have been gradually accepted, and she has become one of the inspirations of the feminist movement. <p>Examines the life of the noted anthropologist who worked to help people all over the world understand each other's cultures. </p>

Author

Pollard, Michael, 1931-

Publisher

Woodbridge, Conn.: Blackbirch Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9781567113273

Subjects

Sociology, Biography, Anthropology