Structuralism (noun)

1. A theory or approach in the social sciences and humanities that emphasizes the underlying structure of a particular phenomenon, rather than its individual parts or surface characteristics.
2. A method of analyzing the underlying patterns and structures in language, culture, and other forms of human behavior and expression.

Origin:

From the english word "structure" meaning "the way in which something is organized" and "-ism" meaning "a belief or system".

Examples:

1. Structuralism is a popular approach in the field of linguistics.
2. He was a structuralist anthropologist.
3. He used structuralism to analyze the cultural patterns in the society.
4. Structuralism is a theoretical perspective in the social sciences.
5. He used structuralism to understand the underlying patterns in the novel.