structural anthropology meaning

UK /ˈstrʌktʃərəl ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/ US /ˈstrʌktʃərəl ˌænθrəˈpɑlədʒi/ 8 syllables

structural anthropology (noun): an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena.

Definition of structural anthropology

  1. an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena

    Synonyms: structuralism

    Type of: theory

How to pronounce structural anthropology

structural anthropology is pronounced /ˈstrʌktʃərəl ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/ in British English and /ˈstrʌktʃərəl ˌænθrəˈpɑlədʒi/ in American English. It has 8 syllables.

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