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RE: Margaret Mead

Mead’s research has come under criticism since her death. Shortly after her death anthropologist Derek Freeman published a book refuting many of Mead’s conclusions.[40]

Freeman initially received considerable backlash and harsh criticism from the anthropology community. Mead’s research was seen as supporting various political positions and an attack on Mead was seen as a bigger attack on these political ideals.[41][42] However, additional anthropologists who studied the Samoans confirmed most of Freeman’s findings and contradicted those of Mead.[43]

While Mead was careful to shield the identity of all her subjects for confidentiality one participant in her study was found and interviewed and she said that her and her friends were having fun with Mead and telling her stories.[44] Evolutionary psychologist Steven Pinker said:

“Margaret Mead disseminated the incredible claim that Samoans have no passions — no anger between parents and children or between a cuckold and seducer, no revenge, no lasting love or bereavement,... no adolescent turmoil. Derek Freeman and other anthropologists found that Samoan society in fact had widespread adolescent resentment and delinquency, a cult of virginity, frequent rape, reprisals by rape victim’s families,... sexual jealousy and strong religious feeling.” [45]

SEE HERE:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mead#Criticism