Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
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Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies Context triple: [Margaret Mead, notableWork, Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies]
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A.
Coming of Age in Samoa
Coming of Age in Samoa is a landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines Samoan adolescence to challenge Western assumptions about human development and culture.
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B.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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C.
The Mind of Primitive Man
The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
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D.
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
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E.
Folkways
Folkways is a foundational sociological work by William Graham Sumner that analyzes the origins, functions, and social power of customs, norms, and moral codes in human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies Target entity description: Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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A.
Coming of Age in Samoa
Coming of Age in Samoa is a landmark 1928 anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines Samoan adolescence to challenge Western assumptions about human development and culture.
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B.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
-
C.
The Mind of Primitive Man
The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
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D.
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
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E.
Folkways
Folkways is a foundational sociological work by William Graham Sumner that analyzes the origins, functions, and social power of customs, norms, and moral codes in human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Sex and Temperament
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Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies ⓘ
surface form:
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies: A Study of the Sex Temperament in the Primitive Society
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| argues | gender roles are largely culturally constructed rather than biologically determined ⓘ |
| author | Margaret Mead ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| examinesSociety |
Arapesh
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Mundugumor ⓘ Tchambuli ⓘ |
| fieldworkLocation |
New Guinea
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Sepik River ⓘ
surface form:
Sepik region
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| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural construction of femininity
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cultural construction of masculinity ⓘ relationship between sex and temperament ⓘ variation of gender roles across cultures ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| hasCriticism | later anthropologists questioned accuracy of some ethnographic descriptions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of Western gender stereotypes
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cultural relativity of gender norms ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on nature versus nurture
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feminist anthropology ⓘ second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cultural variation
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gender roles ⓘ personality and culture ⓘ |
| methodology |
ethnographic fieldwork
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participant observation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenge to biological determinism of sex differences
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comparative study of three New Guinea societies ⓘ impact on public understanding of gender ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Coming of Age in Samoa
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Growing Up in New Guinea ⓘ |
| setting |
Arapesh society
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Mundugumor society ⓘ Tchambuli society ⓘ |
| subdiscipline |
gender studies
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psychological anthropology ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFieldwork | early 1930s ⓘ |
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Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies: A Study of the Sex Temperament in the Primitive Society