Reading Talcott Parsons

A Re-Assessment of His Legacy

AvHelmut Staubmann

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Addressing the neglect of the work of Talcott Parsons, the complexity of whose thought and the opacity of whose writing style can prove daunting, this book provides a comprehensible account of the major theoretical accomplishments in his work and the reasons for which his legacy remains important to contemporary sociological debates. With attention to the unification of theoretical concepts for the humanities, basic methodological issues such as empiricism and functional analysis, the definition and status of culture, the interaction between the individual and society and the question of modernity and societal change, Reading Talcott Parsons: A Re-Assessment of His Legacy offers an orientation in the work of one of the 20th century’s most important sociologists and explores the reason for which his contributions to the discipline are of enduring importance. As such it will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences with interests in social theory, social research methodology and the history of sociology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-05-23
Mått:156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
Antal sidor:142
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367637415

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Helmut Staubmann is Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Cultural Sociology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. His research focuses on aesthetics and foundational issues of sociological theory. He is the author of Sociology in a New Key. Essays in Social Theory and Aesthetics (2022) and editor (with A. Javier Treviño) of The Routledge International Handbook of Talcott Parsons Studies (2022). Together with Victor M. Lidz, he edits the book series Studies in the Theory of Action.(www.helmut-staubmann.info)

Recensioner i media

“We owe Helmut Staubmann a major debt of gratitude for reviving Parsons’ core legacy namely his foundational action theory”.Bryan S. Turner, ACU, CUNY, the Edward Cadbury Centre Birmingham and the Australian Academy“A variety of reasons might explain why Parsons isn’t read much anymore, but Helmut Staubmann’s book elegantly shows that Parsons deserves his place in all courses on sociological theory”.Raf Vanderstraeten, University of Ghent

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. “How Great a Stir he Made in the World…”: The Stages in Talcott Parsons’ Life and CareerChapter 2. Post-Classical Sociology: Parsons’ SynthesisChapter 3. Why Systems of Action?Chapter 4. Functional Analysis: A Methodology for Living SystemsChapter 5. The Many Forms of (Dis)Obedience: Money, Power and the Theory of Symbolic MediaChapter 6. Society and Societal ChangeChapter 7. Are We SOcial Constructions? The Link between Character and SocietyChapter 8. The Reason of Culture