Theory of Culture Change
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Theory of Culture Change is an influential anthropological work that develops Julian Steward’s concept of cultural ecology, explaining how cultures adapt to their environmental and social contexts through multilinear evolution.
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| Theory of Culture Change canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological work
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book ⓘ |
| addresses |
interaction of environment, technology, and social organization
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methodology for comparative cultural studies ⓘ problems of historical reconstruction in anthropology ⓘ |
| argues |
cultural evolution follows multiple possible pathways
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ecological and technological factors shape core cultural features ⓘ similar environments can lead to similar cultural adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Julian Steward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
unilinear evolution
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universal evolutionary schemes in anthropology ⓘ |
| critiques | universal stages of cultural evolution ⓘ |
| developsConcept | cultural ecology ⓘ |
| discipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
causal analysis of cultural patterns
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comparative method in anthropology ⓘ empirical field data in theory building ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptation of cultures to ecological conditions
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relationship between culture and environment ⓘ social organization and environment ⓘ |
| hasGenre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
debates about determinism in anthropology
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models of cultural adaptation ⓘ regional analysis in anthropology ⓘ |
| influenced |
cultural ecology
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development of neo-evolutionism in anthropology ⓘ ecological anthropology ⓘ processual archaeology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Boasian anthropology
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Julian Steward's fieldwork in the American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
culture core
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environmental adaptation ⓘ levels of sociocultural integration ⓘ multilinear cultural evolution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cultural ecology
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culture change ⓘ multilinear evolution ⓘ |
| proposes | multilinear evolution of cultures ⓘ |
| publishedInField | United States anthropology ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
cultural materialism precursor
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neo-evolutionism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
anthropological theory courses
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courses on cultural evolution ⓘ courses on ecological anthropology ⓘ |
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