Noun: multilinear evolution
- Neo-evolutionary theory conceptualizing cultural evolution as a process consisting of a number of forward paths of different styles and lengths
"In response, Steward's methodological approach to multilinear evolution called for a detailed comparison of a small number of cultures that were at the same level of sociocultural integration and in similar environments, yet vastly separated geographically"
Type of: neoevolutionism, neo-evolutionism
Encyclopedia: Multilinear evolution