Talcott Parsons and the Conceptual Dilemma (RLE Social Theory)

Talcott Parsons and the Conceptual Dilemma (RLE Social Theory)
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 211
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781317650584
ISBN-13 : 1317650581
Rating : 4/5 (581 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Talcott Parsons and the Conceptual Dilemma (RLE Social Theory) by : Hans P.M. Adriaansens

Download or read book Talcott Parsons and the Conceptual Dilemma (RLE Social Theory) written by Hans P.M. Adriaansens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This systematic analysis of the nature and development of Talcott Parson’s theory of action offers first an introduction to the conceptual paradigm upon which this theory is based – an introduction, that is, which will make Parson’s writing more easily accessible. Second, the book gives an explanation of the development which the action theory has undergone during the half-century of Parson’s career. Using a scheme of four theory-levels, the author indicates the crucial premises that can be distilled from Parson’s early works. He argues that Parsons, from the very start of his career, was trying to translate abstract premises into a systematically constructed conceptual scheme. The first conceptual translation, however, turned out to be vague and inconsistent in many respects, and this study offers a very specific explanation of the inadequacy of this first (structural-functional) version of the theory of action. Dr Adriaansens argues that it was not until Parsons had found his way out of this ‘conceptual dilemma’ that the premises of the action theory could be adequately translated into a conceptual paradigm.

Talcott Parsons and the Conceptual Dilemma (RLE Social Theory) Related Books

Talcott Parsons and the Conceptual Dilemma (RLE Social Theory)
Language: en
Pages: 211
Authors: Hans P.M. Adriaansens
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-21 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

This systematic analysis of the nature and development of Talcott Parson’s theory of action offers first an introduction to the conceptual paradigm upon which
Talcott Parsons on Economy and Society (RLE Social Theory)
Language: en
Pages: 136
Authors: Bryan S. Turner
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-27 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

'In this remarkable collection of essays, Holton and Turner demonstrate that Parsonian sociology addresses the most central problems of our time – issues of s
Theory of Action (Routledge Revivals)
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors:
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

After Parsons
Language: en
Pages: 364
Authors: Renee C. Fox
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-08-25 - Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

GET EBOOK

Esteemed twentieth-century sociologist Talcott Parsons sought to develop a comprehensive and coherent scheme for sociology that could be applied to every societ
Social Theory Today
Language: en
Pages: 438
Authors: Anthony Giddens
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

GET EBOOK

Social theory has undergone dramatic changes over the past fifteen years. The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive survey of those changes, and an aut