The early essays
By: Talcott Parsons ; edited and with an introduction by Charles Camic.
Contributors: Camic, Charles.
Series: The Heritage of sociology
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Sociology -- Philosophy.; Social action.
Description: The Heritage of Sociology. In his superb introductory essay, Camic situates Parson's early writings in their sociointellectual and biographical context. Drawing upon extensive historical research, he identifies three overlapping but relatively distinct thematic phases in the early development of Parson's ideas: that on capitalist society and its origins, that on the historical development of the theory of action, and that on the foundations of analytical sociology. Reproducing in full each of twenty-one selections, this volume charts the changes and continuities in the early development of some of Parson's most fundamental ideas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.