Why Aren't My Playlists Syncing?

Equipment List & Versions:
-iPhone 4S, Ver. 7.0.6
-MacBook Pro, OS X, Ver. 10.9.1
-iTunes Ver. 11.1.5
So, for some reason whenever I sync my iPhone to my Mac, my Playlists are never copied over to my iPhone. The only time that I can see them is when I go to the MORE tab at the bottom of my phone's screen (while in "Music")-select SHARED-and then select my MacBook's Library. Obviously, I can only select my MacBook's Library if we share the same network. While in iTunes on my computer, I do have a check in the "Sync Music" & "Entire Music Library" boxes. I tried to see where my Playlists are stored on my MacBook, but couldn't find them anywhere (I assumed they were in the same place as my iTunes Media folder location). Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

A Smart Playlist has a small cog like icon in iTunes. A regular playlist has a a musical note on top of a piece of "sheet-music paper" icon.
If you highlight a Playlist in iTunes and select File, if Edit Smart Playlist is greyed out, then it isn't a Smart Playlist. If you can Edit Smart Playlist, then it is.
You cannot distinguish Smart Playlists from regular Playlists on the iPod Touch, they look the same.

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