1. The Samoan and Western Cultures
... efficient working team by helping the older boys master their jobs skills. This definitely shows a clear issue of favoritism in regards to gender. As Mead puts it, "small girls are brusquely pushed aside, while small boys will be patiently tolerated" (20). Samoans often do not have a close ... relationship with their children when they allow their extended family to criticize and demand services from their younger relatives. Mead describes, for example, how "a little girl may escape alone down the beach to bathe only to be met by an older cousin who sets ... opportunities for learning h...
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