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MEAD, Margaret (1901–78), American [[cultural anthropology | cultural anthropologist]]. |
MEAD, Margaret (1901–78), American [[cultural anthropology | cultural anthropologist]]. |
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At this point Mead is probably most famous for the controversy surrounding her work. Her premiere work ''Coming of Age in Samoa'' was written when she was only a graduate student, and later was found to be almost completely factually incorrect. Having no field experience and no use of the native language, her "observations" were second-hand in nature, relying upon translated interviews with two Samoan girls. One of the girls later in life was found and admitted to fabricating the whole thing. The [[Intercollegiate Studies Institute]] declared it the "worst book of the 20th century". |
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Revision as of 16:16, 5 June 2002
MEAD, Margaret (1901–78), American cultural anthropologist.
At this point Mead is probably most famous for the controversy surrounding her work. Her premiere work Coming of Age in Samoa was written when she was only a graduate student, and later was found to be almost completely factually incorrect. Having no field experience and no use of the native language, her "observations" were second-hand in nature, relying upon translated interviews with two Samoan girls. One of the girls later in life was found and admitted to fabricating the whole thing. The Intercollegiate Studies Institute declared it the "worst book of the 20th century".
Bibliography
Blackberry Winter (1972) ISBN 0317600656 Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) ISBN 0688050336 Growing Up in New Guinea (1930) ISBN 0688178111 Male and Female (1949) ISBN 0688146767