Functional psychology — or functionalism refers to a general psychological approach that views mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to the person s environment [Gary R. VandenBos, ed., APA Dictionary of Psychology (2006). Washington, DC: American… … Wikipedia
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 (biology) — Biological or process structuralism is a school of biological thought that deals with the law like behaviour of the structure of organisms and how it can change. Structuralists tend to emphasise that organisms are wholes, and therefore that… … Wikipedia
Structural functionalism — Sociology … Wikipedia
Functionalism (sociology) — In the social sciences, specifically sociology and sociocultural anthropology, functionalism (also called functional analysis) is a sociological paradigm that originally attempted to explain social institutions as collective means to fill… … Wikipedia
linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… … Universalium
anthropology — anthropological /an threuh peuh loj i keuhl/, anthropologic, adj. anthropologically, adv. /an threuh pol euh jee/, n. 1. the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs… … Universalium
Claude Lévi-Strauss — This article is about the anthropologist. For the clothing manufacturer, see Levi Strauss. Claude Lévi Strauss Lévi Strauss in 2005 Full name Claude Lévi Strauss Born 28 November 1908(1908 11 28) … Wikipedia
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
