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STRUCTURALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
Synonyms:
structural sociology; structuralism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("structuralism" is a kind of...):
theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)
Holonyms ("structuralism" is a part of...):
sociology (the study and classification of human societies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
Synonyms:
structural anthropology; structuralism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("structuralism" is a kind of...):
theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)
Holonyms ("structuralism" is a part of...):
anthropology (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
Synonyms:
structural linguistics; structuralism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("structuralism" is a kind of...):
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
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