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John Derek Freeman (15 August 1916 – 6 July 2001) 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."
Aug 5, 2001 · Prof. Derek Freeman, who challenged Margaret Mead's famous account of adolescent sexuality in Samoa, provoking a fierce anthropological controversy, died July 6 in Canberra, Australia. He was 84.
Nov 7, 2023 · Anthropologist Derek Freeman became Margaret Mead’s biggest critic, trying to undo her research in American Samoa and her reputation as a famed anthropologist. Who was Derek Freeman, and what did he say?
Sep 7, 2020 · A biography of Derek Freeman, the controversial anthropologist who criticized Margaret Mead's work on Samoa. The book explores Freeman's life, work, and legacy, as well as the controversy and debate he sparked in the discipline.
- Marion Lougheed
- 2020
Learn how Derek Freeman critiqued Margaret Mead's work on Samoan culture and the consequences for anthropology. Explore the timeline, key points, and sources of the debate, and apply lessons to current research and theories.
Oct 16, 2018 · Derek Freeman is best known for his scathing critique of Margaret Mead’s Coming of Age in Samoa (Mead 1928). The ensuing Mead–Freeman controversy, now in its fourth decade, has been the most acrimo...
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Aug 6, 2001 · Derek Freeman, who helped modernize anthropology when he challenged Margaret Mead’s famous 1920s studies of adolescent sexuality in Samoa, has died. He was 84.
