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transactionalism

transactionalism noun: an approach to education, psychology and anthropology based on ideas of social exchange taking place through transactions (buying and selling, reading and writing, etc.) and interpersonal relationships.

Noun

transactionalism (uncountable)

  1. An approach to education, psychology and anthropology based on ideas of social exchange taking place through transactions (buying and selling, reading and writing, etc.) and interpersonal relationships.

Origin of transactionalism

From transactional + -ism.

Questions about transactionalism

What does transactionalism mean?
Transactionalism means an approach to education, psychology and anthropology based on ideas of social exchange taking place through transactions (buying and selling, reading and writing, etc.) and interpersonal relationships.
What part of speech is transactionalism?
Transactionalism is a noun.

Words near transactionalism in the dictionary

  1. transactional attorneys
  2. transactional distance
  3. transactional distances
  4. transactional interpretation
  5. transactional memory
  6. transactionalism
  7. transactionalist
  8. transactionalists
  9. transactionalities
  10. transactionality
  11. transactionalization

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