Reference Information:
Title: Coming of Age in Samoa
Author: Margaret Mead
Editors: Williams Morrow and Company (1928)
Summary: In the latest chapter of Mead's ethnography, she changes gears and explores women in their later stages in life. Mead observed the living choices of 40-50 year old women, and their interactions with their in-laws. While the women work hard even late into life, there is very little fighting within families.
Discussion: Once again, Samoan culture surprises me. No fighting between in-laws? Talk about advanced! It's nice to see a culture where people cooperate. It's a shame that the elders get their titles stripped from them as they grow into elders, but overall the system seems to work fairly well.
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