Sex and temperament in three primitive societies

Sex and temperament in three primitive societies

by Margaret Mead

1935

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Focusing on three tribes from New Guinea, the author 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.