Most people are shaped to the form of their culture because of the malleability of their original endowment. . . . The great mass of individuals take quite readily the form that is presented to them. —Ruth Benedict (1934) 36 We are forced to conclude that human nature is almost unbelievably malleable, responding accurately and contrastingly to contrasting cultural conditions. —Margaret Mead (1935) 37
The women got it the most right (nuance!)
