Sex and temperament in three primitive societies
First published 1935 · 335 pages
About this book
Focusing on three tribes from New Guinea, the author advances the theory that many so-called masculine and feminine characteristics are not based on fundamental sex differences, but reflect the cultural conditioning of different societies.
- Native races
- Primitive societies
- New Guinea
- Social life and customs
- Ethnology
- Sex role
- Personality and culture
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
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