TALCOTT PARSONS
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| Sociology at Hewett, The Talcott Parsons Page |
| This site provides a brief biography of Parsons, as well as some excerpts from his work on the family and education.
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http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/soc/PARSONS/parsons.htm
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| Talcott Parsons |
| This site defines some of Parsons's key ideas-the social system, ascription versus achievement, and social stratification-in accessible language.
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http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/soc/courses/soc2r3/sf/parsons.htm
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| Notes on Functionalism and Parsons |
| This site contains extensive notes on Parsons's structural functionalism. The sections on social change and social action are particularly strong. See also the excerpts from Parsons defining some key concepts at the bottom of the page.
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http://uregina.ca/~gingrich/n2f99.htm
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| Parsons's AGIL System |
| This page provides a brief explanation of Parsons's AGIL system.
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http://www.ucalgary.ca/~kyoung/399s1bo3.htm
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| An Outline of the Social System |
| This webpage provides access to notes from excerpts of Parsons's An Outline of the Social System.
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http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/ssr1/PRELIMS/theory.html
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| Talcott Parsons: Excerpt from The Structure of Social Action |
| This selection from Parsons's The Structure of Social Action is listed under the "Marxist's Internet Archive." The excerpt is from the introductory section of Parsons's book, and provides a description of the problem of social action, the method that Parsons adopts to investigate social action, and the theoretical issues involved in this investigation.
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http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/us/parsons.htm
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| Quotes from Talcott Parsons, Concepts for Sociology |
| This page contains definitions of the key concepts of structural-functionalism (from the action frame of reference to value patterns) taken from the work of Talcott Parsons.
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http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/xpar.htm
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