A review by aemesserlie
Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation by Margaret Mead

4.0

Despite all of the controversy surrounding this book, and Margaret Mead in general, I really enjoyed Coming of Age in Samoa. Although it is somewhat lacking in depth and detail when compared with other ethnographies, Mead's purpose for writing this book was not just to inform her fellow scholars, but also laypeople interested in learning about other cultures. This book does a wonderful job of being easy to read and accessible to the lay person.