Margaret Mead was an American anthropologist during the 1960’s and 1970’s. She gave many speeches and lectures during her time about what she was able to discover about the human body. With Margaret Mead’s exploration of human development, she impacted later scientific encounters in the areas of child development. She became known as “everyone’s grandmother” before her death occurred. With her research she progressed the growth of children by defining the differences between girls and boys, that their lives should be less problematic and have a stronger sexual progression period, and that society originally had no place for them in the order of things.
Gender played a key role in how people viewed children and their lives. Young girls were different when compared to the boys. Mead became an anthropologist because she was able …show more content…
Miriam Forman-Brunell annotated parts of Mead’s book where she says that a girl’s life was less stressful when it came to their carefree and sexual lifestyle along with the society around them being less judgemental than that of the society for American girls (Forman-Brunell). This was a sharp contrast to what she expected because of the standards that were around in America for the children during that time period. It was thought that the children’s lives would be just as difficult in another country as they were in America because of the expectations that were put onto their shoulders. In the article, “Margaret Mead: Human Nature and the Power of Culture”, it describes how Margaret Mead discovered that after nine months of observing and conducting tests on the young that life was simplistic and easier for them to get things done. The lifestyle was different for her then what she had been used to in New York. The standards were not set at such an impossible point for which they could not reach
Gender played a key role in how people viewed children and their lives. Young girls were different when compared to the boys. Mead became an anthropologist because she was able …show more content…
Miriam Forman-Brunell annotated parts of Mead’s book where she says that a girl’s life was less stressful when it came to their carefree and sexual lifestyle along with the society around them being less judgemental than that of the society for American girls (Forman-Brunell). This was a sharp contrast to what she expected because of the standards that were around in America for the children during that time period. It was thought that the children’s lives would be just as difficult in another country as they were in America because of the expectations that were put onto their shoulders. In the article, “Margaret Mead: Human Nature and the Power of Culture”, it describes how Margaret Mead discovered that after nine months of observing and conducting tests on the young that life was simplistic and easier for them to get things done. The lifestyle was different for her then what she had been used to in New York. The standards were not set at such an impossible point for which they could not reach