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Parsons, Talcott - 1902–79, American sociologist, b. Colorado Springs, Colo., educated at Amherst College (B.A., 1924), London School of Economics, and Univ. of Heidelberg (Ph.D., 1927). He was on the faculty at Harvard from 1927 until his retirement in 1974. He is known for his attempt to construct a single theoretical framework within which general and specific characteristics of

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The Social Theories of Talcott Parsons: A Critical Examination (1961) » Read Now
by Max Black. 380 pgs.

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Dividing Public and Private: Law, Politics, and Social Theory (Part IV "Talcott Parsons") » Read Now
by Gerald Turkel. 255 pgs.

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The distinction between private and public realms of experience, of social activity and of personal identity, are fundamental for shaping everyday understanding and organization of social life. This study makes the public/private division central to social theory and social inquiry. Turkel...
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The distinction between private and public realms of experience, of social activity and of personal identity, are fundamental for shaping everyday understanding and organization of social life. This study makes the public/private division central to social theory and social inquiry. Turkel demonstrates that by placing the public/private distinction at the center of social thought and by rethinking the writings of such classical theorists as Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Parsons through the prism of the public/private dichotomy, new dimensions are raised for the analysis of authority, legitimacy, law, political participation, and the very meanings of freedom and necessity.
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Stalking the Sociological Imagination: J. Edgar Hoover's FBI Surveillance of American Sociology (Chap. 8 "No One above Suspicion: Talcott Parsons under Surveillance") » Read Now
by Mike Forrest Keen. 240 pgs.

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It is now common knowledge that the FBI and its long-time director, J. Edgar Hoover, were responsible for the creation of a massive internal security apparatus that undermined the very principles of freedom and democracy they were sworn to protect. While no one was above suspicion, Hoover appears to...
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It is now common knowledge that the FBI and its long-time director, J. Edgar Hoover, were responsible for the creation of a massive internal security apparatus that undermined the very principles of freedom and democracy they were sworn to protect. While no one was above suspicion, Hoover appears to have held a special disdain for sociologists and placed many of sociology's most prominent American figures under surveillance. Using documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, this volume portrays the FBI's stalking of the sociological imagination, offering a detailed account of its investigations within the context of an overview of the history of American sociology. This groundbreaking analysis of a previously hidden chapter of American intellectual history suggests that the activities of Hoover and the FBI marginalized critical sociologists such as W.E.B. Du Bois and C. Wright Mills, suppressed the development of a Marxist tradition in American sociology, and likely pushed the mainstream of the discipline away from a critique of American society and towards a more quantitative and scientific direction.
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Sociology on Trial ("The World View of Talcott Parsons" begins on p. 96) » Read Now
by Maurice Stein, Arthur Vidich. 186 pgs.

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...Barrington Moore, 66 The World View of Talcott Parsons , Daniel Foss, 96 What Is Alienation...convention in a session of the whole was considering Talcott Parsons paper on...
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Law and Sociology, Exploratory Essays ("The Law and Social Control" by Talcott Parsons begins on p. 56) » Read Now
by William M. Evan. 235 pgs.

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...Institute of Technology Talcott Parsons Department of Social Relations...The Law and Social Control Talcott Parsons 56 Law as an...interpreting functions, which Talcott...
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Japan's Prospect (Chap. IV "Population and Social Structure" by Talcott Parsons) » Read Now
by Edward A. Ackerman, William Henry Chamberlin, Merle Fainsod. 474 pgs.

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...CARL J. FRIEDRICH DOUGLAS G. HARING Editor TALCOTT PARSONS G. NYE STEIGER SEIYEI WAKUKAWA FREDERICK...IV. POPULATION AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE Talcott Parsons 87 V. THE JAPANESE...
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For a Science of Social Man: Convergences in Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology (Chap. 4 "Psychology and Sociology" by Talcott Parsons) » Read Now
by John Gillin. 298 pgs.

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...HALLOWELL GEORGE PETER MURDOCK THEODORE M. NEWCOMB TALCOTT PARSONS M. BREWSTER SMITH THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK...32 4. Psychology and Sociology. Talcott Parsons . 67...
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Personality in Nature, Society, and Culture (Chap. 22 "Age and Sex in the Social Structure of the United States" by Talcott Parsons and Chap. 39 "Illness and the Role of the Physician: A Sociological Perspective" by Talcott Parsons) » Read Now
by Clyde Kluckhohn, Henry A. Murray. 756 pgs.

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Emile Durkheim, 1858-1917: A Collection of Essays, with Translations and a Bibliography ("Durkheim's Contribution to the Theory of Integration of Social Systems" by Talcott Parsons begins on p. 118) » Read Now
by Kurt H. Wolff. 466 pgs.

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...KAZUTA KURAUCHI JOSEPH NEYER TALCOTT PARSONS HENRI PEYRE ALBERT PIERCE...Integration of Social Systems TALCOTT PARSONS 118 Durkheim...between another pair of papers--...
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Man and Culture: An Evaluation of the Work of Bronislaw Malinowski ("Malinowski and the Theory of Social Systems" by Talcott Parsons begins on p. 53) » Read Now
by Raymond William Firth. 294 pgs.

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...KABERRY E. R. LEACH LUCY MAIR S. F. NADEL TALCOTT PARSONS RALPH PIDDINGTON AUDREY I. RICHARDS I. SCHAPERA...Sociology in the Australian National University. TALCOTT...
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The Idea of Social Structure: Papers in Honor of Robert K. Merton ("The Present Status of 'Structural-Functional' Theory in Sociology" by Talcott Parsons begins on p. 67) » Read Now
by Lewis A. Coser. 547 pgs.

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...Structural-Functional Theory in Sociology TALCOTT PARSONS, Harvard University 67...a great deal to do, as did Talcott Parsons, with counteracting this isolation...wouldnt...
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The Boundaries of Abortion Law: Systems Theory from Parsons to Luhmann and Habermas, in Social Forces » Read Now
by Mathieu Deflem. 44 pgs.

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Levi-Strauss: Structuralism and Sociological Theory (Includes "Sartre and Talcott Parsons" in Chap. Four) » Read Now
by C. R. Badcock. 106 pgs.

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Talcott Parsons, My Teacher, in American Scholar » Read Now
by Renee C. Fox. 16 pgs.

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