
The Life and Meaning of Margaret Mead
The famous anthropologist argued that non-Western cultures offered alternative, often better, ways to be human. Why was she so vilified for it?
The famous anthropologist argued that non-Western cultures offered alternative, often better, ways to be human. Why was she so vilified for it?
With whom did Neanderthals mate? In some cases, inbreeding looks likely.
En Perú, los estereotipos diseminados sobre las mujeres afroperuanas como agresivas e hipersexuales deja a muchas de ellas sin capacidad—o sin deseo—de buscar ayuda cuando sufren abusos.
In Gods of the Upper Air, a biographer reveals how anthropologist Franz Boas and his students helped transform how human differences and similarities are perceived.
In Peru, rampant stereotypes about Afro-Peruvian women as aggressive and hypersexual leaves many women unwilling or unable to seek support as victims of abuse.
Evidence from our closest evolutionary relatives suggests that we might not be the only animals with a sense of gender identity.