theory vs structural anthropology

structural anthropology vs theory

theory and structural anthropology both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theory	Yes	No	No	No
structural anthropology	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, structural anthropology is a hyponym of theory; that is, structural anthropology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than theory:

theory: a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
structural anthropology: an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena

Other hyponyms of theory include reductionism, blastogenesis, preformation, theory of preformation, scientific theory, field theory, economic theory, atomic theory, atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory, holism, holistic theory, structural sociology, structuralism, structuralism, geocentric model, Neptunism, sociological theory.

theory (noun)	structural anthropology (noun)
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena	an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
a belief that can guide behavior

Difference between theory and structural anthropology

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