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Coming of age : Margaret Mead, 1901- 1978 /

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The most widely read, and best known anthropologist is probably Margaret Mead, an American who went study adolescence in the South Sea-Islands at the age of 23. Although her fieldwork has been criticised, she was nevertheless one of the foremost fieldworkers of her day. In America, Bali and New Guin...

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Corporate Author: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Other Authors: Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978, Singer, André, 1945-, Dakowski, Bruce
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: London, UK : Royal Anthropological Institute, 1986.
Series:Strangers abroad ; 5.
Subjects:
Mead, Margaret, > 1901-1978.
Child development > United States > Social aspects.
Child development > Indonesia > Bali Island > Social aspects.
Child development > New Guinea > Social aspects.
United States > Social life and customs.
Bali Island (Indonesia) > Social life and customs.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The most widely read, and best known anthropologist is probably Margaret Mead, an American who went study adolescence in the South Sea-Islands at the age of 23. Although her fieldwork has been criticised, she was nevertheless one of the foremost fieldworkers of her day. In America, Bali and New Guinea she examined child development, sex and temperament to see what role society has in making people what they are. Adolescence was a time of emotional stress and personal conflict in America and Europe. Mead claimed that in Samoa, adolescence was in many ways the most enjoyable and happy time of life.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 min.).
Previously released as DVD.