Structuralism
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
Framework senses
- §1
- a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
- §2
- an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
- §3
- linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse