new structuralism — new structuralism, new structuralists The label given in the United States to researchers who, from about 1980 onwards, examined how processes of occupational attainment were influenced by structural constraints such as those imposed by segmented … Dictionary of sociology
Structuralism (philosophy of mathematics) — Structuralism is a theory in the philosophy of mathematics that holds that mathematical theories describe structures, and that mathematical objects are exhaustively defined by their place in such structures, consequently having no intrinsic… … Wikipedia
STRUCTURALISM — Structuralism is a critical theory that became dominant for a short time in the 1970s and 1980s. Because it was partly a reaction to New Criticism, it reevaluated forms of literature and art previously considered non art, such as Westerns. By… … Westerns in Cinema
New Criticism — was a movement in literary theory that dominated American literary criticism in the middle decades of the 20th century. It emphasized close reading, particularly of poetry, to discover how a work of literature functioned as a self contained, self … Wikipedia
New rhetorics — is an interdisciplinary field [1] approaching for the broadening of classical rhetorical cannon.[2][3] The New Rhetoric is a result of various efforts of bringing back rhetorics from the marginal status [1] it attained by its image and negative… … Wikipedia
Structuralism (french) and after — French structuralism and after De Saussure, Lévi Strauss, Barthes, Lacan, Foucault Hugh J.Silverman FERDINAND DE SAUSSURE The history of structuralism cannot be thought without Ferdinand de Saussure (1857– 1913). The Swiss linguist lecturing in… … History of philosophy
Structuralism — For the use of structuralism in biology, see Structuralism (biology) Structuralism is an approach to the human sciences that attempts to analyze a specific field (for instance, mythology) as a complex system of interrelated parts. It began in… … Wikipedia
Structuralism (architecture) — [ Aldo van Eyck and Hannie van Eyck, 1989] Structuralism as a movement in architecture and urban planning evolved around the middle of the 20th century. It was a reaction to CIAM Functionalism (Rationalism), which had led to a sterile expression… … Wikipedia
structuralism — At the most general level the term is used loosely in sociology to refer to any approach which regards social structure (apparent or otherwise) as having priority over social action. More specifically, however, it refers to a particular… … Dictionary of sociology
structuralism — structuralist, n., adj. structuralistic, adj. /struk cheuhr euh liz euhm/, n. 1. any theory that embodies structural principles. 2. See structural anthropology. 3. See structural linguistics. 4. See … Universalium
