He uses it to refer to a way of understanding culture in which preexisting purity is always being corrupted by means of contact with the outside world. He ultimately dismisses this model as unrealistic and imprisoning.

He uses it to refer to a way of understanding culture in which preexisting purity is always being corrupted by means of contact with the outside world. He ultimately embraces this model as necessary for advocating for cultural equality

He uses it to refer to the shift from local production to the contemporary global capitalist economy. He heartily approves of this transition.

He uses it to refer to the shift from local production to the contemporary global capitalist economy. He does not approve of this transition.