Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978

  • Margaret Mead interviewed by Gil Jardine

    Gil Jardine from WBAI’s Drama and Literature Department interviews anthropologist Margaret Mead about the Generation Gap, the subject of her new book, Culture and Commitment. Mead also speaks about other subjects such as love, pot, Woodstock, protest, and the population explosion.

  • Can we find an index for the quality of life? (Part 2 of 2) / moderated by S. Fred Singer and Mancur Olson.

    Jerry Combs, Uriel G. Foa, Simon Teitel and Margaret Mead discuss cultural relativity, and how we can compare the various lifestyles around the world.

  • To be a full human being / Margaret Mead.

    Margaret Mead delivers the opening keynote address at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in November 1972. The theme of the conference is “To Be a Full Human Being,” which derives from a quote from Mead. In the speech she addresses the enormous number of breaks…

  • Changing lifestyles in America today / Margaret Mead

    Margaret Mead’s speech before the City Commission on Human Rights hearings on the Status of American Women in Contemporary Society. Recorded on September 22, 1970. She opens by stating the question that has been posed to her to answer: to review briefly the way in which the position of women today is related to their…

  • Margaret Mead on sexual freedom and cultural change.

    A talk by Dr. Margaret Mead (1901 – 1978), noted author and anthropologist, on the shifts in culture brought about by sexual freedom, followed by a question-and-answer session. She discusses the term “sexual freedom” and its various meanings, talks about marriage in the American context, and probes the relationship between sex and marriage. Recorded in…

  • American marriage mores / Margaret Mead.

    Anthropologist Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) analyzes America’s values and norms governing marriage. Mead first discusses marriage customs in New Guinea, where she has performed extensive anthropological research. She then talks about the role of the family in America after WWII, and examines the evolution of courtship patterns, religious affiliations and…

  • Dr. Margaret Mead interviewed by Anne Fremantle (Episode 2)

    Anne Fremantle interviews anthropologist Dr. Margaret Mead (1901 – 1978). Fremantle introduces herself and describes P.E.N. which exists to provide friendship and freedom to writers, poets and artists. She then introduces Dr. Mead, who discusses how different cultures react to death and how life and death are fundamental mysteries to many peoples. Dr. Mead also…

  • Dr. Margaret Mead / hosted by Paul McIsaac.

    Anthropologist discusses anthropology and the sciences.|DR. MARGARET MEAD / hosted by Paul McIssac. – SERIES: Science and the quality of life| no. 7 – Anthropologist discusses anthropology and the science of life at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 30 Jan. 1975.

  • Can we survive the present? / Margaret Mead ; introduced by Barry Commoner.

    Anthropologist assesses the social and political changes needed to insure human survival.

  • Margaret Mead talks about the generation gap

    Anthropologist Margaret Mead speaking on March 15, 1971 at University of Southern California about the current generation gap and the need for commitment in the post-college generation.