A. Biographical Sketch: Talcott Parsons
B. The Functional Theory of Stratification and Its Critics
C. Talcott Parsons's Structural Functionalism
D. Biographical Sketch: Robert Merton
E. Robert Merton's Structural Functionalism
F. The Major Criticisms
A. Biographical Sketch: Jeffrey Alexander
A. The Work of Ralf Dahrendorf
B. The Major Criticisms and Efforts to Deal with Them
C. A More Integrative Conflict Theory