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Mead, Margaret
- An American anthropologist of the twentieth century, who revolutionized the field of anthropology in 1928 with her book , which emphasized the role of social convention rather than biology in shaping human behavior. In later writings, she described how the behavior of men and women differed from one culture to another and thereby challenged the notion that all gender differences were innate.
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Foucault and Freud (and maybe Margaret Mead) should both be consulted on the complex sexual dynamics at play here.
From The Daily Beast
Margaret Mead described the rule of not marrying those one fights.
From Project Gutenberg
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