Growing Up in New Guinea

1930 book by Margaret Mead From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Growing Up in New Guinea

Growing Up in New Guinea is a 1930 publication by Margaret Mead. The book is about her encounters with the indigenous people of the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea before they had been changed by missionaries and other western influences. She compares their views on family, marriage, sex, child rearing, and religious beliefs to those of westerners.[1]

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Growing Up In New Guinea
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First edition
AuthorMargaret Mead
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBlue Ribbon Books
Publication date
1930
Publication placeUnited States
Pages372
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The book has been rereleased several times since its original release under different publishers.[2]

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