Distinguish between analytical and relational learning styles, and discuss educator Maurianne Adams's views on the learning styles displayed by various minority and majority groups in Western societies.

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People with a relational learning style master material best through understanding the "big picture" about something. They need to understand the complete picture of what they are studying before they understand its component parts. In contrast, those with an analytical learning style do best when they analyze the various components underlying a phenomenon or situation. By developing an understanding of the individual parts, they are best able to understand the full picture. According to educator Maurianne Adams, certain minority groups in Western societies display characteristic learning styles. For instance, she argues that Caucasian females and African American, Native American, and Hispanic American males and females are more apt to use a relational style of learning than Caucasian and Asian American males, who are more likely to employ an analytical style. The conclusion that members of particular ethnic and gender groups have similar learning styles is controversial. Because there is so much diversity within each particular racial and ethnic group, critics argue that generalizations about learning styles cannot be used to predict the style of any single individual, regardless of group membership.