| First published in 1935, Sex & Temperament is a fascinating and brilliant anthropological study of the intimate lives of three New Guinea tribes from infancy to adulthood. Focusing on the gentle, mountain-dwelling Arapesh, the fierce, cannibalistic Mundugumor, and the graceful headhunters of Tchambuli -- Mead advances the theory that many so-called masculine and feminine characteristics are not based on fundamental sex differences but reflect the cultural conditioning of different societies. This edition, prepared for the centennial of Mead s birth, features introductions by Helen Fisher and Mead s daughter, Mary Catherine Bateson.A precursor to Mead s illuminating Male & Female, Sex & Temperament lays the groundwork for her lifelong study of gender differences. |
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