Question

Among the Tchambuli, Mead noted that a.no distinct male and female roles existed. b.distinct male and female roles existed but were opposite of the role models in North American culture. c.both men and women were maternal. d.both men and women were non-emotional and business-like.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) distinct male and female roles existed but were opposite of the role models in North American culture.

Among the Tchambuli, Mead noted that distinct male and female roles existed but were opposite of the role models in North American culture.

In a time when women could not easily have important roles in society, Margaret Meade (1901-1978) was an American Anthropologists that dedicated part of her like to explore and study different cultures in South Asia and South Pacific regions.

Regarding the Tchambuli people, she found a different social structure that cannot be compared with any culture in the Americas. The gender roles of these people were different. The woman had the dominant role in society, not the men. Men were more emotional than women and women showed their leadership in their society. The Tchambuli lived in Papua New Guinea.