Reintroducing Talcott Parsons

This book examines Talcott Parsons' contributions to sociology, considering the subsequent adaptation and practical importance of his efforts to conceptualize the social world via the unifying structure of four functions.

List of contents

1. Talcott Parsons: Setting the Stage
2. The Structure of Social Action
3. Functionalism and AGIL
4. Four Essays
5. Recent Applications of Parsons' Thought: A Selection of Cases

About the author

James J. Chriss is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Sociology at Cleveland State University. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994. His main areas of interest are social control, law and society, policing, and criminological and sociological theory. His latest book is Social Control: An Introduction, 3rd ed. (2022).

Product details

• Authors: James J. Chriss, James J. (Cleveland State University Chriss
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 06.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032473611
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247361-1
• No. of pages: 116
• Series: Reintroducing...
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Artificial Intelligence, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Cybernetics & systems theory, Medical Sociology, Cybernetics and systems theory