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Definition of structural anthropology in English:

structural anthropology

noun

  • The study of the social structures of humanity; specifically the study of human society using the theories and techniques of structuralism, associated especially with the French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009).

Origin

Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From structural + anthropology.

Pronunciation

structural anthropology

/ˌstrʌktʃ(ə)rəl ˌanθrəˈpɒlədʒi//ˌstrʌktʃ(ə)r(ə)l ˌanθrəˈpɒlədʒi/