What is another word for economic determinism?

Pronunciation: [ˌiːkənˈɒmɪk dɪtˈɜːmɪnˌɪzəm] (IPA)

Economic determinism is a term that refers to the theory that economic conditions and relations largely determine the nature and direction of social and political life. There are a number of synonyms for this concept, including economic materialism, economic reductionism, and economic essentialism. Each of these terms highlights different aspects of the broader concept of economic determinism, emphasizing the ways in which economic structures and processes shape human thought, behavior, and social structures. These synonyms are often used interchangeably in discussions of economic theory and analysis, and can help to highlight the complex interplay between economic forces and social dynamics.

What are the hypernyms for Economic determinism?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Economic determinism

  • A guidance counselor who has made a fetish of security, or who has unwittingly surrendered his thinking to economic determinism, may steer a youth away from his dream of becoming a poet, an artist, a musician or any other of thousands of things, because it offers no security, it does not pay well, there are no vacancies, it has no future.
    Henry M. Wriston
  • It is easy to criticize Innis's negativism and his encouragement of an apolitical stance for the intellectual in society. But to see only the negative side of his outlook --- his economic determinism, relativism, and apoliticism --- is to miss a positive central thread that runs through his work, from the investigation of the fur staple to his defence of scholarship, and later, his explorations in the biases of communications: to understand limits is to enhance the freedom of the nation and the individual.
    Harold Innis

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