The Mead-Freeman Controversy in Review

The five articles of this special issue focus on research in Samoa by Margaret Mead in the 1920s and subsequent assertions by D. Freeman that Mead was misled in her conclusions about Samoan culture, specifically about premarital sexual behavior by adolescents. In this issue, authors characterize and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 2000-10, Vol.29 (5), p.525-538
1. Verfasser:	COTE, James E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Development Adolescents Adulthood Adults Anthropology Behavior Problems Behavioral Science Research Behavioral Sciences Biological and medical sciences Child development Civilization Comparative Analysis Controversy Criticism Cultural anthropology Cultural Differences Culture Developmental psychology Documentaries Documentary films Foreign Countries Freeman, Derek Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Intellectual History Investigations Malayo Polynesian Languages Mead (Margaret) Mead, Margaret (1901-1978) Methodological Problems Native peoples Nature Nurture Controversy Physical Development Premarital Sex Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Research Methodology Research Problems Resistance (Psychology) Samoans Sexual behavior Sexuality Social Science Research Social sciences Society Stereotypes Teenagers Theoretical Problems Transition Western Civilization
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Zusammenfassung:	The five articles of this special issue focus on research in Samoa by Margaret Mead in the 1920s and subsequent assertions by D. Freeman that Mead was misled in her conclusions about Samoan culture, specifically about premarital sexual behavior by adolescents. In this issue, authors characterize and review key aspects of the debate, attempting to put into context issues that are likely to remain matters of opinion. (SLD)
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1023/A:1005172012716