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Reference:
Coming of Age in Samoa
Margaret Mead
Summary
Chapter 1 begins by analyzing the period of time called adolescence. This time is when young people start developing physical changes and rebellion against authority such as their parents is strong. Margaret tries to account for all the possible factors that could explain why people behave the way they do in adolescence. She believes the best way is to study another cultural that is primitive and completely different than ours. Margaret travels to Samoa to study the lives of fifty adolescent girls in three different towns.
Discussion
I found this article to be very interesting because I think this kind of study is still going on right now. This type of research can even be done here in the U.S. where we have many cultures to study from. The size of the family, the income the family has, and the geographic location of different ethnic groups could help us identify how people react to adolescence in the U.S. I was impressed by Margaret's writing style, it is as if she was living in today's world. I can identify myself to this topic as I grew up in a different country and can definitely see differences between adolescents in both countries.
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