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... social change or the creation of a grand theory , at least until later in his career . His priority was to focus on ... System . Parsons's conception of the social system begins at the micro- level with interaction between ego and alter ...
... social change or the creation of a grand theory , at least until later in his career . His priority was to focus on ... System . Parsons's conception of the social system begins at the micro- level with interaction between ego and alter ...
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... social systems such as collectiv- ities , norms , and values . In his analysis of the social system , however , Parsons was not simply a structuralist but also a functionalist . Thus , he delineated a number of the functional ...
... social systems such as collectiv- ities , norms , and values . In his analysis of the social system , however , Parsons was not simply a structuralist but also a functionalist . Thus , he delineated a number of the functional ...
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... structures of the social system were to Parsons , the cul- tural system was more important . In fact , the cultural system stood at the top of Parsons's action system , and Parsons labeled himself a cultural determinist . Cultural System ...
... structures of the social system were to Parsons , the cul- tural system was more important . In fact , the cultural system stood at the top of Parsons's action system , and Parsons labeled himself a cultural determinist . Cultural System ...
Contents
Classical Grand Theories | 13 |
Classical Theories of Everyday Life | 42 |
Contemporary Theoretical Portraits of the Social World 1755 | 75 |
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