Derek Freeman
New Zealand anthropologist (1916-2001) · New Zealand · Academics · Died at 84
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Something wrong?John Derek Freeman was a New Zealand anthropologist known for his criticism of Margaret Mead's work on Samoan society, as described in her 1928 ethnography Coming of Age in Samoa. His attack "ignited controversy of a scale, visibility, and ferocity never before seen in anthropology."
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About this person
Country
New Zealand
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2001 · aged 84
Academics from New Zealand 6
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