structural anthropology
noun
Simple meaning
The study of human society according to the theories of structuralism.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstɹʌktʃɚəlænθɹəpɑlədʒi
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Definition
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noun
The study of social structures in human communities; the study of human society according to the theories of structuralism, especially associated with French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.
An anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
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This meaning: The study of social structures in human communities; the study of human society according to the theories of structuralism, especially associated with French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.
Used this way, structural anthropology is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
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- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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