Coming of Age in Samoa

Coming of Age in Samoa is a book by Margaret Mead based upon the youth in Samoa and lightly relates to youth in America. Her findings proved that youth in Samoa are thought to grow together and strengthen each others confidence, as a result their community is much more tightly knit and the individuals themselves are more emotionally secure. In contrast, American youth are tought to compete against one another leaving them isolated within their own cliques. The book also put forward the thesis that teenagers are psychologically healthier if they engage in sex with multiple partners before marriage. Needless to say, the book was, and still is, highly controversial. Some claim her research was fabricated.

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Margaret Mead - Samoa - America

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