Psychology and Social Sciences. Of or relating to the use or purpose to which something is put; esp. designating a methodological approach which…

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Webbs or their ideas (see note at Webbian, adj.).

Of or relating to a new or revised critical theory or theory of criticism; spec. neo-Kantian.

of or relating to the structure and function of something; (Sociology and Cultural Anthropology) = structural functionalist n. adj.(b).

Of or relating to Tolstoy.

Psychology and Social Sciences. Designating a methodological approach which focuses on the function of various mental or social processes, as…

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Webbs or their ideas.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Pareto, his methods, or his theories.

Philosophy and Social Sciences. Of, relating to, or based on situationism (situationism, n. 1).

= Paretian, adj.

employing Verstehen.

Chiefly Philosophy and Psychology. Of a mental action, process, etc.: turned or directed back upon the mind itself; involving intelligent…

analogous; that uses an established principle in one field of research for the explanation or analysis of phenomena in another field.

of or relating to sociography.

Sociology. In the theory of P. A. Sorokin: applied to a type of culture which is a synthesis of spiritual and material values. Cf. ideational, adj.…

Sociology. In the theory of P. A. Sorokin: applied to a type of culture based on spiritual values and ideals, whose material needs are the minimum…

Of, relating to, or designating Parsonianism.

(also with capital initial in the first element) (a) n. a person who advocates social Darwinism; (b) adj. of or characterized by social Darwinism…

Social Sciences. Involving or characterized by emphasis on the importance of culture in determining individual behaviour and the way in which society…

Of or relating to social, mental, or linguistic organization or its analysis. Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology, and Literary Theory. Based on…

Of or relating to metasociology.

(a) n. a supporter or advocate of structural functionalism; (b) adj. of or relating to structural functionalism.

Of or pertaining to Lévi-Strauss or his work; similar in kind to his arguments or ideas, esp. his theories of structuralism (structuralism, n.…

Of or relating to a theoretical approach in various disciplines that is concerned with the lasting cultural and social impact of colonialism. Cf…

Of or relating to a theoretical approach in various disciplines concerned with the lasting cultural and social impact of colonialism. Cf. postcoloni…

Sociology. Of, relating to, or taking account of the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, regarded as…