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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Male and Female canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T625024 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Male and Female Context triple: [Margaret Mead, notableWork, Male and Female]
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Male
Male is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives, located on the southern edge of North Malé Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
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Mann
Mann is a common German surname borne by numerous notable figures in literature, politics, and the arts.
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MAN
MAN is the three-letter IATA airport code for Manchester Airport, a major international airport serving the Greater Manchester area in England.
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MAN
MAN is a German commercial vehicle and engineering company best known for manufacturing trucks, buses, and diesel engines.
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Boy
"Boy" is the debut studio album by Irish rock band U2, known for its youthful themes and introducing the band's distinctive post-punk sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Male and Female Target entity description: "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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A.
Male
Male is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives, located on the southern edge of North Malé Atoll in the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Mann
Mann is a common German surname borne by numerous notable figures in literature, politics, and the arts.
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C.
MAN
MAN is the three-letter IATA airport code for Manchester Airport, a major international airport serving the Greater Manchester area in England.
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D.
MAN
MAN is a German commercial vehicle and engineering company best known for manufacturing trucks, buses, and diesel engines.
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E.
Boy
"Boy" is the debut studio album by Irish rock band U2, known for its youthful themes and introducing the band's distinctive post-punk sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Male and Female Description of subject: "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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.