Author:
Parsons, Talcott, 1902-1979.
Imprint:Malden, Mass : Blackwell, 1999.
Descriptionvii, 360 p. ; 26 cm.
Note:Introduction: The contribution of Talcott Parsons to the study of modernity: I. RELIGION AND MODERN SOCIETY: Christianity and modern industrial society -- Belief, unbelief, and disbelief -- Religious symbolization and death -- The symbolic environment of modern economies -- II. LIFE, SEX, AND DEATH: Illness and the role of the physician: a sociological perspective -- Toward a healthy maturity -- The "gift of life" and its reciprocation -- III. SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY: Evolutionary universals in society -- Pattern variables revisited: a response to Robert Dubin -- IV. AMERICAN SOCIETY AND THE WORLD ORDER: Social strains in America -- The distribution of power in American society -- Order and community in the international social order -- Polarization of the world and international order -- Youth in the context of American society -- Death in American society: a brief working paper -- Religion in postindustrial America: the problem of secularization.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index. "Bibliography of Talcott Parsons": p. 321-335. "Selected bibliography (in English) on the sociology of Talcott Parsons" : p. 336.
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