What did Margaret Mead's research in New Guinea reveal about gender roles?

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Biological factors completely determine social role behaviors.Every tribe she studied emphasized male aggression and hostility.Gender role behaviors vary and are shaped differently across cultures.Men and women exhibit the same behaviors universally.

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Margaret Mead's studies demonstrated that gender roles are culturally influenced and differ significantly between societies, indicating that sex role behavior is not biologically fixed but conditioned by cultural context.

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What did Margaret Mead's research in New Guinea reveal about gender roles?

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