The Social Thought of Talcott Parsons

Download or read book The Social Thought of Talcott Parsons written by Uta Gerhardt and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the conceptual baseline of Parsons's sociology and maintaining focus on its links with 20th century history, this book sheds light on the requirements of analytical rigor in the social sciences through examination of the debates in which Parsons was engaged throughout his life. In addition to revisiting Parsons's extensive oeuvre, Uta Gerhardt takes up various themes in current research and theory - including social inequality, civic culture, and globalization - thus demonstrating what the conceptual approaches of Parsons can accomplish today.