anthropologism

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A belief that culture alone shapes people and their actions

noun
/ˌænθrəˈpɑlədʒɪzəm/

Specialized

: antropologismo

The concept of anthropologism argues that human behavior is shaped solely by cultural influences.

Examples

Critics of anthropologism believe that it overlooks the role of individual choice in shaping actions.
In her study, she explored anthropologism to show how traditions impact personal identity.
It is not based upon a normative platform or a kind of normatively designed "anthropologism." Accordingly, portraying this entering does not draw on resources from the progress of culture.

Academic text (2016)

Surface Forms

anthropologism singular

anthropologisms plural

Morphology

anthropologism = anthropology (transparent) = anthropology + ism

Formed by the productive pattern 'X + -ism' meaning 'doctrine or theory based on X'; a learner who knows 'anthropology' and '-ism' can infer a doctrine related to anthropology.

Etymology

Anthropologism starts with anthropo- meaning 'human', the same root you see in anthropology, and ends with -ism, meaning 'a belief or system'. So anthropologism is the idea that human nature is shaped entirely by culture, which explains its modern meaning.