Margaret Mead 1935
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- Sex and temperament in three primitive societies
- Margaret Mead
- Studied several tribal cultures in Samoa and New Guinea
- One area she studied was male and female behaviour and gender role expectations in different tribes
- In contrast, the Mundugumor tribe both genders were aggressive and violent
- Arapesh tribe, both genders were gentle and co-operative
- In contrast, the Mundugumor tribe both genders were aggressive and violent
- One area she studied was male and female behaviour and gender role expectations in different tribes
- Found that these were very different from the gender role expectations in the US at the time
- Chambri Tribe both genders were different from each other
- Roles were almost opposite of expectations in UK&US
- Women were dominant and aggressive not much involved in child rearing
- Men were timid, emotionally dependant and spent time decorating themselves
- Aggressive men were considered abnormal
- Men were timid, emotionally dependant and spent time decorating themselves
- Women were dominant and aggressive not much involved in child rearing
- Roles were almost opposite of expectations in UK&US
- Studied several tribal cultures in Samoa and New Guinea
- 1935
- American anthropologist
- Margaret Mead
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