''Growing Up in New Guinea'' is a 1930 publication by

Margaret Mead Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and the 1970s. She earned her bachelor's degree at Barnard Co ...

. The book is about her encounters with the indigenous people of the Manus Province of

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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. The book has been rereleased several times since its original release under different publishers.

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1930 non-fiction books Anthropology books Books by Margaret Mead English-language books Books about New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub

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