Talcott Parsons

The Social System

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a pioneer in the field of sociological theory, whose first work, "The Structure of Social Action", was a controversial and influential text when published in 1937, this book presents more recent advances in the author's work on the theory of action.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 636
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 144mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 952g
• ISBN-13: 9780415060554
• ISBN-10: 0415060559
• Artikelnr.: 44601037

Autorenporträt

With a new preface on interpreting Parsons by Professor Bryan S. Turner, University of Essex.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Action Frame of Reference and the General Theory of Action Systems:
Culture, Personality and the Place of Social Systems 2. The Major Points of
Reference and Structural Components of the Social System 3. The Structure
of the Social System, I: The Organization of the Components into
Sub-Systems 4. The Structure of the Social System, II: Invariant Points of
Reference for the Structural Differentiation and Variation of Societies 5.
The Structure of the Social System, III: Empirical Differentiation and
Variation in the Structure of Societies 6. The Learning of Social
Role-Expectations and the Mechanisms of Socialization of Motivation 7.
Deviant Behavior and the Mechanisms of Social Control 8. Belief Systems and
the Social System: The Problem of the "Role of Ideas" 9. Expressive Symbols
and the Social System: The Communication of Affect 10. Social Structure and
Dynamic Process: The Case of Modem Medical Practice 11. The Processes of
Change of Social Systems 12. Conclusion: The Place of Sociological Theory
Among the Analytical Sciences of Action