poststructuralism
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See also: post-structuralism
English
Etymology
From post- + structuralism.
Noun
poststructuralism (countable and uncountable, plural poststructuralisms)
- (philosophy) An extension of structuralism influenced by deconstructionism
- 2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 143:
- The search for a unified theory of social differentiation—a way of bringing together class, race, gender, and sex analysis into a single comparative frame—may not initially appeal to those whose analytical style has been shaped by poststructuralism.
Translations
extension of structuralism
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