Historically our own culture has relied for the creation of rich and contrasting values… — Margaret Mead

Historically our own culture has relied for the creation of rich and contrasting values upon many artificial distinctions, the most striking of which is sex...If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.

1935
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Mead, Margaret. Sex & Temperament in Three Primitive Societies. Harper Perennial, 2001, conculusion.
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Mead, Margaret. Sex Temperament in Three Primitive Societies. William Morrow/George Routledge & Sons, 1935, conclusion.