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1 online resource (xiii, 349 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"Chapters ... written for a conference held on December 6 to 7, 2002, at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York City, to mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of ... Talcott Parsons"--P. xi. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Parson's economic sociology and the development of economic sociology / Neil J. Smelser -- Looming catastrophe: how and why "law and economics" undermines fiduciary duties in corporate law / Mark Gould -- Social order as communication: Parson's theory on the move from moral consensus to trust / Harald Wenzel -- Affect in social life / Harold J. Bershady -- Contradictions in the societal community: the promise and disappointment of Parson's concept / Jeffrey C. Alexander -- How different can we be? Parsons's societal community, pluralism, and the multicultural debate / Giuseppe Sciortino -- God, nation, and self in America: some tensions between Parsons and Bellah / Robert N. Bellah -- Modernity and its endless discontents / Donald N. Levine -- Culture as a subsystem of action: autonomous and heteronomous functions / Helmut Staubmann -- Rationalists, fetishists, and art lovers: action theory and the comparative analysis of high cultural institutions / Jeremy Tanner -- The Weberian Talcott Parsons: sociological theory in three decades of American history / Uta Gerhardt -- From Amherst to Heidelberg: on the origins of Parsons's conception of culture / Charles Camic -- Parsons and the human condition / Edward A. Tiryakian -- What do American bioethics and Médecins Sans Frontières have in common? The relevance of Talcott Parsons's theory of universalism, particularism, and modernity / Renée C. Fox -- "Social evolution" in the light of the human-condition paradigm / Victor M. Lidz. |
| Summary |
"Esteemed twentieth-century sociologist Talcott Parsons sought to develop a comprehensive and coherent scheme for sociology that could be applied to every society and historical epoch and address every aspect of human social organization and culture. His theory of social action has exerted enormous influence across a wide range of social science disciplines. After Parsons, edited by Renee C. Fox, Victor M. Lidz, and Harold J. Bershady, provides a critical reexamination of Parsons's theory in light of historical changes in the world and advances in sociological thought since his death." "After Parsons is a fresh examination of Parsons's theoretical undertaking, its significance for social scientific thought, and its implications for present-day empirical research. After Parsons addresses major themes of enduring relevance, including social differentiation and cultural diversity, social solidarity, universalism and particularism, and trust and affect in social life. The contributors explore these topics in a wide range of social institutions - family and kinship, economy, polity, the law, medicine, art, and religion - and within the context of contemporary developments such as globalization, the power of the United States as an "empireless empire," the emergence of forms of fundamentalism, the upsurge of racial, tribal, and ethnic conflicts, and the increasing occurrence of deterministic and positivistic thought. Rather than simply celebrating Parsons and his accomplishments, the contributors to After Parsons rethink and reformulate his ideas to place them on more solid foundations, extend their scope, and strengthen their empirical insights." "After Parsons constitutes the work of a distinguished roster of sociologists who find Parsons's theory of action a valuable resource for addressing contemporary issues in sociological theory. All of the chapters in this volume take elements of Parsons's theory and critique, adapt, refine, or extend them to gain fresh purchase on problems that confront sociologists today."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Parsons, Talcott, 1902-1979 -- Congresses.
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Parsons, Talcott, 1902-1979. |
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Parsons, Talcott, 1902- -- Congrès. |
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Social action -- Congresses.
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Social action. |
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Sociology -- Congresses.
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Sociology -- Congresses. |
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Festschriften.
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Festschriften.
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Parsons, Talcott, 1902-1979.
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Fox, Renée C. (Renée Claire), 1928-2020.
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Lidz, Victor M.
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Bershady, Harold J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: After Parsons--a theory of social action for the 21st century 0871542692 (DLC) 2005042898 (OCoLC)58052604 |
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9781610442152 electronic book |
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1610442156 electronic book |
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0871542692 |
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9780871542694 |
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