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Coming of age in Samoa: A psychological study of primitive youth for western civilisation
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Creators: Margaret Mead (1901-1978) and Franz Boas (1858-1942) [Author of introduction, etc.] "Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation" by Margaret Mead is an anthropological study published in 1928. Based on fieldwork with adolescent girls in American Samoa, Mead explores whether teenage turmoil stems from biology or culture. Her findings challenged Western assumptions about adolescence and sparked fierce debate in the nature versus nurture controversy. The book became anthropology's most widely read work, yet remains intensely contested, with critics questioning Mead's methods and conclusions about Samoan sexual norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 55.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 928