Naomi Robin Quinn | |
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Born | |
Died | June 23, 2019 Durham, North Carolina, United States | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Children | Rachel Afi Quinn, Esther Quinn-Cuffie |
Awards | Gender Equity Award, formerly known as the CoGE "Squeaky Wheel Award"of the [American Anthropological Association] (2001); Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Psychological Anthropology (2009) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | "Mfantse fishing crew composition: a decision-making analysis" (1971) |
Doctoral advisor | Roy D'Andrade |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Anthropology |
Sub-discipline | Psychological anthropology |
Institutions | Duke University |
Naomi Robin Quinn (July 22, 1939 – June 23, 2019) was a major figure in cognitive anthropology, with contributions to research methods and cultural models, particularly applied to topics such as American models of marriage and relationships and to child-rearing cross-culturally.