Practice theory
A) focuses on how individuals, through their actions and practices, influence and transform the world they live in.
B) was popularized by Margaret Mead in the 1940s.
C) is the only theoretical paradigm to effectively solve the "culture-individual" problem.
D) actually shares the same deterministic assumptions of earlier theoretical paradigms.
E) explains social phenomena only in nonindustrial societies.

Question

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Practice theory emphasizes the agency of individuals and how their actions and practices shape the world around them.

Answer: D 
 Practice theory has been criticized for sharing the deterministic assumptions of earlier theoretical paradigms, particularly Marxism.

Answers B, C, and E are incorrect. Practice theory was not popularized by Margaret Mead, it does not solve the "culture-individual" problem exclusively, and it can be applied to industrial societies as well.

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