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ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environment
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- environmental determinism
1, record 1, English, environmental%20determinism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- environmentalism 2, record 1, English, environmentalism
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The idea that environmental factors are the most important determinants in the kind of development that occurs in an individual or group. 3, record 1, English, - environmental%20determinism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Environmental determinism is the view that the physical environment, rather than social conditions, determines culture. Those who believe this view say that humans are strictly defined by stimulus-response (environment-behavior) and cannot deviate. 4, record 1, English, - environmental%20determinism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
environmentalism: This term is also used frequently to designate a doctrine. 4, record 1, English, - environmental%20determinism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déterminisme environnemental
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9terminisme%20environnemental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- environnementalisme 2, record 1, French, environnementalisme
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le déterminisme environnemental est la théorie que l'état physique, mental et moral, ainsi que les habitudes d'un peuple sont dues à l'influence de leur environnement naturel. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9terminisme%20environnemental
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
environnementalisme : Ce terme est souvent utilisé pour désigner un courant de pensée ou une doctrine dénonçant le pillage inconsidéré des ressources naturelles. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9terminisme%20environnemental
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medio ambiente
- Antropología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ambientalismo
1, record 1, Spanish, ambientalismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- determinismo medioambiental 2, record 1, Spanish, determinismo%20medioambiental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corriente de pensamiento que otorga al ambiente la casi total responsabilidad en el desarrollo del individuo humano y de sus conductas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ambientalismo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La preocupación por explicar la diversidad cultural humana más profundamente de lo que fue capaz el positivismo, sumada a la convicción de que el medio ambiente ejerce una influencia que va más allá de la meramente limitadora de la evolución cultural, produjo la segunda ola de entusiasmo por el determinismo medioambiental. 2, record 1, Spanish, - ambientalismo
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