Margaret Mead suggested that______________?
Correct answer: B. adolescence and gender roles varied between societies and so were culturally determined
- A. gender roles in three New Guinea societies were identical and so must be biologically determined
- B. adolescence and gender roles varied between societies and so were culturally determined
- C. adolescence in the USA is a time of relative calm compared to the experience in Japan and Europe
- D. anthropological fieldwork can be problematic because the researcher's values affect the way they interpret their observations
Explanation
Mead’s studies in Samoa and New Guinea argued that adolescence and gender behaviour vary across cultures, so they are shaped substantially by cultural expectations rather than determined solely by biology.
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