Theory of culture change the methodology of multilinear evolution julian h steward university of illinois press urbana 1955 244 pp 5 tables 400 robert m adams a1. Theory oj culture change the methodology of multilinear evolutiolz julian h stew reviewed by leslie a white university oj michigan theory of culture chaltge is not a single treatise on theories or a theory of culture change rather it is a collection of a dozen essays most of which were written at vari. Theory of culture change the methodology of multilinear evolution in a collection of papers spanning some 20 years of work steward argues persuasively that cultural change consists of complex continuing processes rather than isolable acts or events of unitary character diffusion versus independent invention. Theory of culture change the methodology of multilinear evolution julian haynes steward university of illinois press 1955 culture 244 pages 0 reviews from inside the book what people are saying write a review theory of culture change the methodology of multilinear evolution