Was Mead Wrong about Coming of Age in Samoa? An Analysis of the Mead/Freeman Controversy for Scholars of Adolescence and Human Development.

Cote, James E.

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ERIC Number: EJ458549

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Was Mead Wrong about Coming of Age in Samoa? An Analysis of the Mead/Freeman Controversy for Scholars of Adolescence and Human Development.

Cote, James E.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v21 n5 p499-527 Oct 1992

The controversy between Margaret Mead and Derek Freeman about Mead's work (1928) on coming of age in Samoa in the 1920s is analyzed. Freeman's claim to have refuted Mead's findings can be easily refuted itself. Mead's study, arguing that adolescent turmoil is not universal, stands the test of time. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Anthropology, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits, Females, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Maturity (Individuals), Research Methodology, Research Problems, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Samoa

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