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unilinear

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u·ni·lin·e·ar  (yn-ln-r)
adj.
Of or developing in a progressive sequence usually from the primitive to the advanced.


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But the politics of remembering history, and cultural values, in this political biography, that is the national anthem, cannot be plotted on a unilinear understanding of the contradictions of the lives of the nation.
Lam concludes by pointing out "the need to shift from a unilinear view of acculturation that focuses on adaptation to the structural and cultural conditions of the host society to a more multidimensional view of transculturation that looks at the multilayered modes of belonging and participation within, across, and at the intersections of societies" (p.
Although I don't disagree with Jim Corbett's general point in his article "Humanists Take Heart--We're Still Evolving" (May/June 2008), his unilinear approach to the evolution of thought is questionable.
 
 
 
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