Javier A. Trevino

Talcott Parsons Today

His Theory and Legacy in Contemporary Sociology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Talcott Parsons Today offers a reappraisal-and extension-of the work of the most significant and influential twentieth-century sociologist. The volume consists of original essays by prominent Parsons scholars from around the world. It contributes to the current controversy surrounding an important sociological figure.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780742509580
• ISBN-10: 0742509583
• Artikelnr.: 21433989

Autorenporträt

A. Javier Trevino is an assistant professor of sociology at Wheaton College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction: the Theory and Legacy of Talcott
Parsons Chapter 3 Parsons and Simmel at Harvard: Scientific Paradigms and
Organizational Culture Chapter 4 The Place of Max Weber in the
Post-Structure Writings of Talcott Parsons Chapter 5 Elias and Parsons: Two
Transformations of the Problem-Historical Method Chapter 6 Parson's Second
Project: The Social System - Sources, Development and Limitations Chapter 7
Social Systems and Complexity Theory Chapter 8 Can Functionalism Be Saved?
Chapter 9 Networks and Systems Chapter 10 Language and the "Family" or
Generalized Symbolic Media Chapter 11 Parsons's Analysis of the Societal
Community Chapter 12 Empirical Sociological Theory and the Resolution of
Normative Dilemmas Chapter 13 Index