Environmental Determinism (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. a doctrine that considers environmental conditions to be the determining factor in the development of an individual, society, or culture:Advocates and reformers, using a doctrine of environmental determinism, argued that reforming a degraded built environment would reform its residents.Proponents of environmental determinism would suggest that differences in the education and career aspirations of boys and girls are determined by external socializing forces.
  2. sometimes used to mean geographical determinism.
Environmental Determinism (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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