Source : WordNet®

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}]