Structuralism marked a Copernican revolution in the sociology of knowledge

Evidence

The birth of structuralism as a general theory of culture, and of the structuralist method, constitutes something like a “Copernican” revolution in the sociology of knowledge; despite its apparently heterogeneous theoretical supports and antecedents. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 362

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  • XREF: connects to: Structuralism reframed culture study from decoding social contents to cracking codes — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 361; Structuralism introduced a new kind of non-reflective causality between social and mental categories.; Structuralism inverts culturalism’s claim by making experience an effect of categories (+1 more)
  • yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Structuralism reframed culture study from decoding social contents to cracking codes — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 361; Structuralism introduced a new kind of non-reflective causality between social and mental categories.; Structuralism inverts culturalism’s claim by making experience an effect of categories (+1 more)