Contributor
Robertson, Roland.
Imprint:London ; Newbury Park : Sage Publication, 1991.
Description264 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:An introduction to Talcott Parsons: theory, politics and humanity / Roland Robertson, Bryan S. Turner -- The American value system: a commentary on Talcott Parsons's perspective and understanding / Victo Lida -- A tentative outline of American values / Talcott Parsons -- Practice against theory in American sociology: an exercise in the sociology of knowledge / Harold J. Bershady -- The Structure of Social Action: at least sixt years ahead of its time / Mark Gould -- Influence and solidarity: defining a conceptual core for sociology / Victor Lida -- The central significance of 'religion' in social theory: Parsons as an epical theorist / Roland Robertson -- Parsons and modernity: an interpretation / Frank J. Lechner -- Simmel and Parsons reconsidered / Donald N. Levine -- From sick role to health role: deconstructing Parsons / Arthur W. Frank -- The political orientation of Talcott Parsons: the Second World War and its aftermath / Jens Kaalhauge Nielsen -- Neofunctionalism and the 'New Theoretical Movement': the post-Parsonian rapprochement between Germany and America / Bryan S. Turner -- How to read Parsons / Bryan S. Turner, Roland Robertson.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
