The term structuralism occurred in several branches of the humanities and the sciences in the period 1929 – 1970: in Linguistics (Ferdinand de Saussure, Roman Jakobson), Anthropology (Claude Lévi-Strauss), Developmental psychology (Jean Piaget), Literature (Workshop for potential literature, Raymond Queneau) and in Mathematics (Nicolas Bourbaki). To the layman the structuralist movement in math...

For anthropologists and archaeologists, the study of cultural change is greatest challenge. Initially, subject was considered from perspectives that included too few variables, resulting in an approximation proved to be incomplete inadequate. Since end last century, important efforts have been made document a broader context, revealing variability processes involved. These new studies highlight...