Sex and Repression in Savage Society
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Sex and Repression in Savage Society is a seminal anthropological study by Bronisław Malinowski that examines family structure, sexuality, and the origins of psychological repression in so-called "primitive" societies.
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| Sex and Repression in Savage Society canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sex and Repression in Savage Society Context triple: [Bronisław Malinowski, notableWork, Sex and Repression in Savage Society]
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A.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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B.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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C.
Sex and Reason
Sex and Reason is a 1992 book by legal scholar Richard Posner that applies economic analysis and rational-choice theory to human sexuality and sexual regulation.
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D.
Sex and Temperament
Sex and Temperament is a landmark 1935 anthropological work by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and personality in three New Guinea societies to challenge Western assumptions about sex and gender.
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E.
Crimes Against Nature
"Crimes Against Nature" is a nonfiction book by environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that critiques corporate pollution and government complicity in environmental degradation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sex and Repression in Savage Society Target entity description: Sex and Repression in Savage Society is a seminal anthropological study by Bronisław Malinowski that examines family structure, sexuality, and the origins of psychological repression in so-called "primitive" societies.
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A.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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B.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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C.
Sex and Reason
Sex and Reason is a 1992 book by legal scholar Richard Posner that applies economic analysis and rational-choice theory to human sexuality and sexual regulation.
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D.
Sex and Temperament
Sex and Temperament is a landmark 1935 anthropological work by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and personality in three New Guinea societies to challenge Western assumptions about sex and gender.
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E.
Crimes Against Nature
"Crimes Against Nature" is a nonfiction book by environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that critiques corporate pollution and government complicity in environmental degradation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
anthropology
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psychoanalysis ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| argues |
family organization influences development of neuroses
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psychological repression is shaped by social structure ⓘ |
| author |
Bronislaw Malinowski
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linked to:
Bronisław Malinowski
Bronisław Malinowski ⓘ |
| basedOn | fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | universality of the Oedipus complex ⓘ |
| examines |
authority of parents
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education of children ⓘ incest taboos ⓘ parent–child relations ⓘ relationship between culture and personality ⓘ role of myth in social life ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Freudian theory
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anthropology of kinship ⓘ psychological anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Trobriand Islanders ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
studies of kinship and sexuality
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theory of culture and personality ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of Trobriand myths
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comparison with European family structures ⓘ discussion of matrilineal kinship ⓘ |
| influenced |
culture and personality school in anthropology
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later debates on universality of psychoanalytic concepts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Oedipus complex
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anthropology ⓘ family structure ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ psychological repression ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging Freudian universals
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linking social structure and individual psychology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Routledge
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linked to:
Routledge & Kegan Paul
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| setting | Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Bronisław Malinowski ⓘ |
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Subject: Sex and Repression in Savage Society Description of subject: Sex and Repression in Savage Society is a seminal anthropological study by Bronisław Malinowski that examines family structure, sexuality, and the origins of psychological repression in so-called "primitive" societies.
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