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Talcott Parsons is regarded, by admirers and critics alike, as a major creator of the sociological thought of our time. Despite the universal recognition of his influence, however, Parsons's thought is not well understood, in part because his work presents the reader with almost legendary difficulties. Most of his important essays and books presume that the reader is familiar with his rather specialized vocabulary, and even when Parsons begins by defining basic terms, his special uses for words and his style of exposition strike many readers as forbidding.

In his extensive introduction to this volume, Leon H. Mayhew brings a new focus and clarity to Talcott Parsons's work. Explicating Parsons on his own terms, Mayhew discusses the basic tools of Parsonian analysis and interprets the larger themes of his work. He provides a chronological account of the development of Parsons's thought, his presuppositions, and his position on the ideological spectrum of social thought.

Mayhew then presents twenty of Parsons's essays, touching on each of the major aspects of his work, including "action" theory and the celebrated four-function scheme. Other topics covered include the role of theory in social research, evolutionary universals in society, influence, control, and the mass media.

"Talcott Parsons on Institutions and Social Evolution will become a standard reference for those studying that development of his sociological ideas."-Martin Bulmer, The Times Higher Education Supplement

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Some will perhaps consider it presumptuous for one who has come to be known primarily as a theorist to talk about empirical research.

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  • Title Talcott Parsons on Institutions and Social Evolution: Selected Writings
  • Author Talcott Parsons
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 363
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Publication date 1985-04-15
  • ISBN 9780226647494 / 0226647498
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.35 x 0.76 in (20.32 x 13.59 x 1.93 cm)
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 82004911
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306

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Leon H. Mayhew is professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis.

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