In the context of cultural universals,Margaret Mead purported to discover cultures in which _____.

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Margaret Mead purported to discover cultures in which sex roles were reversed and sexual jealousy was entirely absent. She conducted her research in Papua New Guinea, where she claimed that the Arapesh people had a cooperative, nonviolent, and sexually equal culture, and the Mundugumor people had a competitive, aggressive, and sexually promiscuous culture without jealousy. However, her findings have been criticized and challenged by subsequent anthropologists, who argue that Mead's conclusions were based on subjective interpretation and inadequate research methods.

In the Context of Cultural Universals,Margaret Mead Purported to Discover