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Talcott Parsons (1902–1979)

Author of The Social System

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The Social System 99 copies
The Structure of Social Action, Vol. 1: Marshall, Pareto, Durkeim 65 copies
Theories of society; foundations of modern sociological theory 64 copies
The Structure of Social Action, Vol. 2: Weber 61 copies
Toward a General Theory of Action: Theoretical Foundations for the Social… 59 copies
Essays in Sociological Theory 52 copies
The Structure of Social Action: A Study in Social Theory with Special… 34 copies, 2 reviews
Societies: Evolutionary and Comparative Perspectives 32 copies, 2 reviews
Economy and Society: A Study in the Integration of Economic and Social… 25 copies
Social Structure and Personality 20 copies
The Negro American 20 copies
System of Modern Societies 19 copies
Sociological Theory and Modern Society. 17 copies
Talcott Parsons on Institutions and Social Evolution: Selected Writings… 15 copies

Structure and Process in Modern Societies 15 copies

Family, Socialization and Interaction Process 14 copies

The Evolution of Societies 12 copies

Max Weber: The theory of social and economic organization 10 copies

The Early Essays (Heritage of Sociology Series) 9 copies

Politics and social structure 8 copies

The American University 7 copies

The Talcott Parsons Reader (Blackwell Readers) 5 copies

Action Theory and the Human Condition 4 copies

On National Socialism (Social Institutions and Social Change) 4 copies

American society : a theory of the societal community 4 copies

Theories Of Society, v.2 4 copies

Theories Of Society, v.1 4 copies

Prolegomeni a una teoria delle istituzioni sociali 4 copies

Working Papers in the Theory of Action 4 copies

Readings from Talcott Parsons (Key Texts) 3 copies

Zur Theorie der sozialen Interaktionsmedien 2 copies

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Also by Talcott Parsons

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Translator, some editions) 3,543 copies, 18 reviews
The Sociology of Religion (Introduction, some editions) 378 copies
The Theory of Social and Economic Organization (Editor, some editions) 249 copies
Reader in Comparative Religion: An Anthropological Approach (Contributor) 178 copies
The Radical Right: The New American Right (Contributor) 70 copies
Chinese Communist Society: The Family and the Village (Foreword, some editions) 29 copies
C. Wright Mills and The power elite (Contributor) 22 copies

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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Parsons, Charles (son)

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