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    In her paper‚ War: An Invention- Not a Biological NecessityMargaret Mead says that "…warfare‚ by which I mean organized conflict between two groups as groups‚ in which each group puts an army (even if the army is only fifteen Pygmies) in the field to fight and kill‚ if possible‚ some of the members of the army of the other group- that warfare of this sort is an invention like any other of the inventions in the terms of which we order our lives‚ such as writing‚ marriage‚ cooking our food instead

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    W \M.vO Margaret Mead Warfare: An Invention — Not a Biological Necessity (1940) IN 1969‚ TIME MAGAZINE named anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) the "Mother of the World." This title stemmed in part from Mead’s work with young girls in various cultures around the world‚ but it also recognized the moral and intellectual status that she earned during her fifty-year career as the world’s most famous and respected anthropologist. Mead was born in Philadelphia in 1901. She earned a

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    In Warfare: An Invention- Not a Biological NecessityMargaret Mead states that war is a creation of man‚ not a necessity we need in order to thrive. She begins by stating that those who believe war is a biological necessity see men as aggressive by nature. This natural aggression leads men to need an outlet for their frustration which‚ in this case‚ is war. She proceeds to suggest that war is a creation of society. The origins of war‚ such as the struggle for land and natural resources‚ are not

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    Is war a biological necessity‚ a sociological inevitability or just a bad invention? Is one of the most important questions raised by the famous cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead in her essay titled ‘Warfare is Only an Invention -- Not a Biological Necessity.’ Throughout the world it is a common belief that war is inevitable‚ it’s bound to take place either due to the man’s innate aggression or the ever existing competition over resources. But Mead points out another perspective‚ one that’s

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    Margaret Mead Margaret Mead‚ she was born Dec. 16‚ 1901‚ Philadelphia‚ Pa.‚ U.S. and died Nov. 15‚ 1978‚ New York‚ N.Y. Margaret was the daughter of Edward Sherwood Mead‚ a professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania‚ and her mother‚ Emily (Fogg) Mead‚ was a sociologist. She was the oldest of 5 children. She was a graduate of Barnard College and received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1929. She became the most famous anthropologist in the world. Through her

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    2150 Oct.8‚ 2013 Margaret Mead’s quest to understand adolescent girls in Samoa seems to have turned up some inaccurate data‚ I do not believe Margaret lied‚ but rather got it wrong by collecting inaccurate data from unreliable sources. Margaret found a society of free love‚ where casual sex took place without jealousy. A society where young girls did not experience the turmoil and stress faced by American girls (Margaret Mead and Samoa). While I do not believe that Mead fabricated her findings

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    Margaret Mead (1901-1978) Margaret Mead was born on Monday‚ December 16‚ 1901‚ at the West Park Hospital in Philadelphia‚ P.A. Margaret was the first baby to be born in this hospital‚ and because of this‚ she felt different from the rest of the children‚ because they had all been born at home. Margaret’s parents were from the midwest‚ and because of their professions‚ the family moved quite a bit living in such places as Hampton‚ New Jersey; Greenwich Village in New York City

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    Mead was an anthropologist who studied gender roles in tribal cultures‚ specifically those in Polynesia (Felder 4). In Mead’s work she discovered that in many tribal cultures‚ women were seen as equal to their male counterparts. This was drastically different

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    road. As Margaret stated‚ “The days are alright‚ you’re surrounded by all sorts of people‚ but the nights are so lonely…” This is the case in other celebrities we know‚ such as Jim Carey who said‚ “I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” These people were so profound in saying this because outside of the realm of being surrounded and loved by millions‚ the feeling is nearly incomprehensible. Margaret Mead is an

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    In this paper‚ I will be comparing and contrasting the place of the individual in Durkheim’s work and that of Margaret Mead. While being one of the most controversial anthropologists Mead is also one of the most widely read anthropologists. She made a name for herself early on in her career through her advocacy of reforming social conditions and central issues in society based on comparative anthropological work (Molloy 2008). She used her personal life and her research in the field to explore the

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