Compare and Contrast Derek Freeman's and Margaret Mead's Research in Samoa

question 21

Essay

Compare and contrast Derek Freeman's and Margaret Mead's research in Samoa. Discuss the controversy that arose over Mead's work. What were the principal issues in Freeman's critique of Mead's research? How does this controversy reflect general criticisms of the culture-and-personality school?

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