Anthropologist Margaret Mead reported on the customs of various people of New Guinea and argued that gender roles

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Margaret Mead's research in New Guinea revealed that gender roles varied dramatically across the three societies she studied. For example, in one society, males were expected to be gentle and cooperative, while in another society, aggression was valued in both males and females. Mead's findings challenged Western ideas about gender roles, which had been thought to be universal.

Anthropologist Margaret Mead Reported on the Customs of Various People