The way to do fieldwork is never to come up for air until it is all over.

Quote by Margaret Mead

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Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.

Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.

Chief among our gains must be reckoned this possibility of choice, the recognition of many...

Chief among our gains must be reckoned this possibility of choice, the recognition of many...

The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put...

The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put...

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and...

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and...

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are...

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing...

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when...

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual...

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual...

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must...

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must...

Man's role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary.

Man's role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary.

Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a...

Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a...

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I...

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I...

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which...

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which...

It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral

It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral