structuralism
noun
struc·tur·al·ism
ˈstrək-chə-rə-ˌli-zəm
ˈstrək-shrə-
1
: psychology concerned especially with resolution of the mind into structural elements
2
: structural linguistics
3
: an anthropological movement associated especially with Claude Lévi-Strauss that seeks to analyze social relationships in terms of highly abstract relational structures often expressed in a logical symbolism
4
: a method of analysis (as of a literary text or a political system) that is related to cultural anthropology and that focuses on recurring patterns of thought and behavior
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“Structuralism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/structuralism. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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