Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation

by Margaret Mead

2024 Reprint of the 1928 Edition. Mead's classic account is based upon her research and study of youth - primarily adolescent girls - on the island of Taʻū in the Samoan Islands. The book details the sexual life of teenagers in Samoan society in the early 20th century, and theorizes that culture has a leading influence on psychosexual development.

First published in 1928, the book launched Mead as a pioneering researcher and as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684228506
• ISBN13: 9781684228508
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Martino Fine Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"