Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation (Perennial Classics)
Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) launched Mead's career as an  anthropologist, which was reaffirmed with the 1930 publication  of New Guinea. In both volumes she theorizes that culture is a  leading influence on psychosexual development. She also surmises  that the so-called civilized world could learn a lot from  so-called primitives. Essential volumes for academics.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.