'structuralism' definitions:

Definition of 'structuralism'

(from WordNet)
noun
Linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse [syn: structuralism, structural linguistics]
noun
An anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena [syn: structuralism, structural anthropology]
noun
A sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals [syn: structuralism, structural sociology]