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Multilinear views of evolution replaced unilinear theories. Instead of assuming that all societies follow the same sequence, multilinear theorists proposed that different routes lead to the same sequence, multilinear theorists proposed that different routes lead to the same stage of development. Although the paths all lead to industrialization, societies need not pass through the same sequence of stages on their journey. ___________________

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The proposed definition corresponds to the theory of multilinear evolution.

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Julian Steward, created the "multilineal" theory of evolution, which examines the way in which societies adapted to their environment. This approach was more nuanced than the old evolutionary theory of "unilineal evolution."

He questioned the possibility of creating a social theory that encompasses the entire evolution of humanity, however, he argued that anthropologists are not limited to descriptions of existing specific cultures. He believed that it is possible to create theories that analyze common and typical culture, representative of certain times or specific regions.

The decisive factors that determine the development of culture, this anthropologist pointed to technology and the economy, and said that there are secondary factors such as political systems, ideologies and religion. All these factors push the evolution of a society in several directions at the same time, therefore this is the multilinearity of its theory of evolution.

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