- Etymology
- From Latin structūra "structure" + -ism. Doctrine of structure.
- Stem struct-
- From Latin structūra. "Structure, arrangement."
- Suffix -ism
- Forming nouns. "Doctrine, theory, or practice of."
- Origin
- C. Lévi-Strauss. Mid-20th century.
- Main proponent(s)
- C. Lévi-Strauss
- Structural characteristic
- Unconscious relational network
- Meaning
- Meaning is determined not by individual phenomena but by the "system of relations" (structure) that governs them.
- Earliest use
- Lévi-Strauss. Mid-20th century.
- Definition
- The doctrine that meaning is determined not by individual phenomena but by the system of relations (structure) that governs them. Unconscious relational network.