structuralism (n.)

  1. linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse

    [ Syn: structural linguistics ]

  2. an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena

    [ Syn: structural anthropology ]

  3. a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals

    [ Syn: structural sociology ]

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