This book brings together, in systematic and generalized form, the main outlines of a conceptual scheme for the analysis of the structure and processes of social systems. It carries out Pareto's intention by using the "structural-functional" level of analysis.
Renowned sociologist Talcott Parsons's last major project, a masterly work that lives up to its billing as 'a general book on American society'.
This new edition introduces the social science audiences of a new century to one of the classic highlights of the mid-twentieth century
During the years between the publication of the first of his two major works, Talcott Parsons was primarily engaged in political activity through the Office of... Læs mere