a doctrine that states that all cultural, social, political, and intellectual activities are a product of the economic organization of society
economic determinism in American English
noun
the doctrine that all social, cultural, political, and intellectual forms are determinedby or result from such economic factors as the quality of natural resources, productive capability, technological development, or the distribution of wealth
Derived forms
economic determinist
Examples of 'economic determinism' in a sentence
economic determinism
Certainly, it helps to avoid crude economic determinism.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
The examples of 1983 and 1992 illustrate one obvious flaw in the 'economic determinism' thesis.