Male and Female
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"Male and Female" is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and sexual norms across different cultures to challenge Western assumptions about masculinity and femininity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book → non-fiction book → |
| addresses |
stereotypes about femininity
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stereotypes about masculinity → |
| aimsTo |
challenge Western assumptions about gender
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challenge Western assumptions about sexuality → |
| analyzes | interaction between culture and personality → |
| associatedWith | second-wave feminism → |
| author | Margaret Mead → |
| contributedTo | development of gender studies as a field → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiquedFor | overgeneralization from limited field sites → |
| critiques | biologically deterministic views of gender → |
| discipline | anthropology → |
| examines |
child-rearing practices
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division of labor by sex → marriage customs → sexual behavior norms → |
| field | cultural anthropology → |
| focusesOn |
cross-cultural comparison
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cultural variation in sex roles → social construction of gender → |
| genre | social science literature → |
| hasForm | prose → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
psychology of sex differences
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sociology of gender → women's studies curricula → |
| hasPerspective | cultural relativism → |
| hasTheme |
cultural determinism of sex roles
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diversity of family structures → relationship between biology and culture → relativity of gender norms → |
| influencedBy | fieldwork in Pacific cultures → |
| intendedAudience |
general educated readership
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students of anthropology → |
| language | English → |
| mainSubject |
femininity
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gender roles → masculinity → sexual norms → |
| notableFor |
impact on feminist thought
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influence on gender studies → popularizing cross-cultural views of gender → |
| placesInContext | Western gender ideologies → |
| publicationCentury | 20th century → |
| typeOfWork | comparative ethnography → |
| workOf | Margaret Mead → |
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