Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential American sociologists of the postwar period. Bryan Turner's selections from Parsons' work provide a comprehensive overview of his principal contributions and are grouped under the following subdivisions: religion and modern society; life, sex, and death; sociological theory; and American society and the world order.
These selections offer an exposition of the core features of Parsons' sociology and demonstrate his continuing relevance to critical issues today, including globalization, the place of American civilization in the world order, and the importance of sociological theory as an analysis of modern culture.
| ISBN: | 9781557865441 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1999 |
| Author: | Bryan S Turner |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell an imprint of Wiley |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 376 pages |
| Series: | Wiley Blackwell Readers |
| Genres: |
Sociology and anthropology |
Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential American sociologists of the postwar period. Bryan Turner's selections from Parsons' work provide a comprehensive overview of his principal contributions and are grouped under the following subdivisions: religion and modern society; life, sex, and death; sociological theory; and American society and the world order.
The Talcott Parsons Reader features in the following genres: Sociology and anthropology
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The Talcott Parsons Reader was written by Bryan S Turner and published by Wiley Blackwell an imprint of Wiley
The Talcott Parsons Reader has 376 pages
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