Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902 – May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist of the classical tradition, best known for his social action theory and...

effect on the functioning of a supposedly stable, cohesive system". For Talcott Parsons, "structural-functionalism" came to describe a particular stage in...

Social systems have been studied for as long as sociology has existed. Talcott Parsons was the first to formulate a systematic theory of social systems[citation...

Talcott Parsons. However, Parsons' theories are the earliest and most significant contributions to socialization and cognitive development. Talcott Parsons...

Parsons, Talcott (1968). The Structure of Social Action. Free Press. Parsons, Talcott (1966). Societies. Prentice Hall. pp. 39–40. Parsons, Talcott (1966)...

the theory of social action presented by the American theorist Talcott Parsons. Parsons established action theory to integrate the study of social action...

shaped what is called process sociology or figurational sociology. Talcott Parsons (1902–1979) was an American sociologist and the main theorist of action...

critique of Talcott Parsons, culminating in his own proposal for a new sociology. Gouldner devotes the largest portion of his book to Talcott Parsons and to...

Samuel A. Talcott (1789–1836), Attorney General of New York Thad M. Talcott (1875–1957), American politician and lawyer Given name: Talcott Parsons, American...

paradigm is a sociological scheme created by American sociologist Talcott Parsons in the 1950s. It is a systematic depiction of certain societal functions...

Reconstruction of Classical Thought: Talcott Parsons. At the time, many theorists were attempting to revive Parsons after a decade of criticisms, and Alexander's...

interests in the work of Vilfredo Pareto inspired Talcott Parsons interests in sociological systems theory. Parsons is one of the founding fathers of medical...

American sociologist Talcott Parsons in 1951. The sick role fell out of favour in the 1990s replaced by social constructist theories. Parsons was a functionalist...

Ludwig von Bertalanffy, linguist Béla H. Bánáthy, and sociologist Talcott Parsons; in the study of ecological systems by Howard T. Odum, Eugene Odum;...

is often compared to that of Talcott Parsons. Merton enrolled in Parsons' theory course while at Harvard, admiring Parsons' work because it introduced...

The Structure of Social Action is a 1937 book by sociologist Talcott Parsons. In 1998 the International Sociological Association listed the work as the...

Wright Mills' White Collar: The American Middle Classes is published. Talcott Parsons' The Social System is published. Robert C. Angell serves as president...

categories of sex and/or gender. Working in the United States in 1955, Talcott Parsons developed a model of the nuclear family, which at that place and time...

sociological analyses of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Talcott Parsons. Modernization theory was a dominant paradigm in the social sciences...

Social Relations with an interdisciplinary program led by Talcott Parsons. Geertz worked with Parsons, as well as with Clyde Kluckhohn, and was trained as...

workers. Family structure changes with industrialisation. Sociologist Talcott Parsons noted that in pre-industrial societies there is an extended family...

study at Harvard and met Talcott Parsons at the newly formed Department of Social Relations at Harvard University. While Parsons studied and emphasized...

As a structural functionalist theory, it is also associated with Talcott Parsons and Robert K. Merton. The hypothesis is an attempted explanation of...

enonomy Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Talcott Parsons, The Structure of Social Action MIT Radiation Laboratory, MIT Radiation...

ascriptive inequality; inequality based on non-performance grounds. Talcott Parsons said in 1951 that ascription defined patterns of differential treatment...

conceptions create conflict between patients and doctors and critiques Talcott Parsons' concept of the sick role.: 4  Freidson saw the doctor–patient relationship...

translated into English for the first time by American sociologist Talcott Parsons in 1930. It is considered a founding text in economic sociology and...

influence declined sharply after 1900: "Who now reads Spencer?" asked Talcott Parsons in 1937. Spencer was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England, on 27 April...

according to the degree of integration of cultural and social factors. Talcott Parsons, a major figure in sociology and the main originator of action theory...

highest scientific honor in the United States, and was awarded the Talcott Parsons Prize in the Social Sciences by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences...