Structuralism

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  structuralism
       n 1: linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in
            a text or discourse [syn: {structural linguistics}]
       2: an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social
          structures that generate observable social phenomena [syn:
           {structural anthropology}]


       3: a sociological theory based on the premise that society
          comes before individuals [syn: {structural sociology}]