The central object of Margaret Mead's study, Coming of Age in Samoa (1928), was to determine whether or not __________

A. kinship patterns in Samoa could be attributed to diffusion from China
B. the events of World War II had an effect on traditional family structure in Samoa
C. the transition from adolescence into adulthood was stressful in all societies
D. maturation rates of Samoan teenagers were directly related to race and heredity


Answer: C

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