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Explain how structuralism began and its focus. At least 5 sentences

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1) Structuralism defines human behavior with relation to the social structure they belong to.

2) It developed from the structuralist theory of Ferdinand de Saussure in the 19th century Europe, France in particular.

3) It rose to prominence after the wide spread of Existentialism proposed by Jean Paul Sartre.

4) It rejected the theory of individual choice and focused on behavior pattern due to the social structure.

5)"Gang of Four" of structuralism included early proponents like Lacan, Lévi-Strauss, Barthes, and Foucault. These were the theorist who further explained structuralism in different fields of sociology, anthropology and linguistics.

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