Structuralism Definition & Meaning

structuralism
noun
  1. linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse
  2. an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
  3. a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals

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  • "empiricism behaviorism functionalism nativism and structuralism."
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