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STRUCTURALISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy (General)
  • Social Psychology
  • Anthropology
DEF

A school of thought that holds that subconscious mental processes, or mental structures, are the forces behind human behavior. The anthropologist seeks to discover the mental structures, or ideas, that are responsible for human behavior.

CONT

Both social and biocultural structuralism emphasized functional interrelationships. However the former gave rise to a theory of society, while the latter contributed a theory of culture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Anthropologie
DEF

(...) ensemble des interrelations unissant entre elles les diverses parties d'un système, toute modification apportée à une partie réagissant sur le tout.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Filosofía (Generalidades)
  • Psicología social
  • Antropología
DEF

Corriente de pensamiento [...] que pretende explicar la realidad poniendo el énfasis en las interrelaciones y tensiones de todo tipo de los distintos agregados.

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