Sex and Temperament - In Three Primitive Societies

Sex & Temperament lays the groundwork for Mead''s lifelong study of gender differences. Focusing on three distinctly different tribes from New Guinea, Mead advances the theory that many so-called masculine and feminine sex characteristics are not based on biological sex differences, but reflect the cultural conditioning of different societies. With a new introduction by Helen Fisher, Ph.D.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Mead
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.05.2001
• EAN: 9780060934958
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093495-8
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Evolution, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY: Human Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Ethnic Studies / General, WOMEN'S STUDIES: ANTHROPOLOGY