{"product_id":"the-theory-and-scholarship-of-talcott-parsons-to-1951-a-critical-commentary-paperback-9780521125185","title":"The Theory and Scholarship of Talcott Parsons to 1951; A Critical Commentary (Paperback) 9780521125185","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Theory and Scholarship of Talcott Parsons to 1951\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Commentary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBruce C. Wearne's detailed examination of Talcott Parsons' development as a scholar of social theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBruce C. Wearne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521125185, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 10 December 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe most influential sociologist to have emerged in the United States, Talcott Parsons developed a distinctive theoretical synthesis which drew on Weber, Smobart, Durkheim and Marx. He was the moving spirit behind the interdisciplinary Department of Social Relations at Harvard, and he became a central figure in the development of the social sciences in post-war America. Interest in his theories is now reviving, after a period of neglect, and Bruce C. Wearne's study will help a generation of scholars to reassess his work. Drawing on unpublished papers, Wearne describes Parson's religious background and his education and traces the impact of German and other social theory on his development as a scholar. The book concludes with a thorough and fresh reading of his classic work, The Social System.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Unravelling Talcott Parsons' theoretical development: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Talcott Parsons: the roots of his thought: 2. Talcott Parsons in relation to the thought of his time\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Amherst papers\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Development of Theory: 4. Maz Weber and the vision of a unified social science\u003cbr\u003e 5. The position and prospects of sociology at Harvard in the 1930s\u003cbr\u003e 6. Convergence and its construction\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Theory: 7. Conceptualising The Social System\u003cbr\u003e 8. Developing The Social System\u003cbr\u003e 9. Formulating The Social System\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Social System\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Parsons' Theory as it Stood at 1951: 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e List of references\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005930066200,"sku":"9780521125185","price":28.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521125185i_35f0f2cd-4586-4002-a0d5-faaac1bcc52b.jpg?v=1691371837","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-theory-and-scholarship-of-talcott-parsons-to-1951-a-critical-commentary-paperback-9780521125185","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}