antistructure
nounEtymology From anti- + structure, introduced by Victor Turner.
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Human sciences, Sciences, Social science, Sociology A sociocultural structure that intentionally counteracts the mainstream.
- The narrative utility of the Trickster comes from his capacity to make possible the unexpected. He embodies the principle of anti-structure in that he escapes determination by established power relations, whereby for example, the fastest runner wins the race.1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48, number 5, page 669b–670a of 668–680: