American Society - Toward a Theory of Societal Community (Paperback)

Never before published, "American Society" is the product of Talcott Parsons 's last major theory-building project. During the 1970s, Parsons worked persistently to fulfill his earlier promise to produce a general book on American society. The surviving manuscript, completed just a few weeks before his death, is just such a book and much more. Beyond its rich reading of American society, it offers a systematic presentation and major revisions of his previous landmark theoretical positions: the attempt to elaborate a non-nostalgic theory of modernity, to link macro and micro perspectives, to defend the possibility of objective sociological knowledge, to analyze national specificities within the context of worldwide trends, to develop an adequate conception of societal integration grounded in fully pluralistic premises. Even after the passage of many years, the book imparts a remarkably provocative interpretation of U.S. society and a creative approach to social theory.

General

Imprint:	Paradigm Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	2012
Authors:	Talcott Parsons • Giuseppe Sciortino
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	537
ISBN-13:	978-1-59451-228-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-59451-228-0
Barcode:	9781594512285

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