How long does it take to read Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies?
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies by Margaret Mead takes about 6 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 9 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1935. 335 pages, about 92,125 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 14 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 49 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Focusing on three tribes from New Guinea, the author advances the theory that many so-called masculine and feminine characteristics are not based on fundamental sex differences, but reflect the cultural conditioning of different societies.
Subjects: Native races, Primitive societies, New Guinea, Social life and customs, Ethnology, Sex role
