Description: Structuralism focuses on the structures of language, culture, and society, and how these structures influence human behavior and thought. Core ideas include the belief that meaning is constructed through differences within a system.

Representative Figures: Claude Lévi-Strauss, Ferdinand de Saussure, Roland Barthes

Recommended Books:

– Mythologies by Claude Lévi-Strauss

Description: Analyzes myths from various cultures to uncover universal structures.

– Course in General Linguistics by Ferdinand de Saussure

Description: Foundational text in linguistics, introducing key concepts of structuralism.