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Author Parsons, Talcott, 1902-1979.

Title Theories of society : foundations of modern sociological theory / edited by Talcott Parsons...[and others]
Published New York : Free Press of Glencoe, 1961

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Description 2 volumes ; 26 cm
Contents V. I. General introduction -- Pt. 1. Historical and analytical foundations. A. The interpretation of action in the history of social thought -- B. The elements of social interaction: roles and collectivities -- C. The modes of the institutionalization of action -- Pt. 2. Differentiation and variation in social structures. A. Ascriptive solidarities -- B. Occupation and economy -- C. Stratification and mobility -- D. Political organization and authority -- E. Religion and social structure -- V. II. Pt. 3. Personality and the social system. A. The definition of the situation and the internalization of objects -- B. The elements of learned motivation -- C. Processes of socialization -- D. Social structure and the motivation of deviant and conforming behavior -- Pt. 4. Culture and the social system. A. Symbolic processes and the cultural heritage -- B. Value and belief patterns -- C. Expressive symbolism -- Pt. V. Social change. A. Factors of change -- B. Processes of stabilization and change -- C. Patterns of change and development -- Epilogue
Notes Includes bibliography
Bibliography Bibliography: volumes2 pages 1541-1479
Subject Sociology -- Philosophy.
Sociology.
Author Parsons, Talcott, 1902-1979.
LC no. 61009171