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- contribution to political science theories
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- functionalism
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- social equilibrium
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- social structure
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Critical assessments of Parsons’s work have been published in two collections of essays: Bernard Barber and Alex Inkeles (eds.), Stability and Social Change, (1971); and Jan J. Loubser et al. (eds.), Explorations in General Theory in Social Science, 2 vol. (1976). Central aspects of Parsons’s sociology are portrayed in Talcott Parsons, The Talcott Parsons Reader, ed. by Bryan S. Turner (1999).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 09, 2023 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 04, 2023 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Hartford Institute of Religion Research - Encyclopaedia of Religion and Society - Biography of Talcot Parsons. | Sep 28, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Sociological Association - Biography of Talcott Parsons. | Sep 16, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hartford Institute of Religion Research - Encyclopaedia of Religion and Society - Biography of Talcot Parsons. | Sep 16, 2015 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sociology Professor - Talcott Parsons. | Mar 26, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Minnesota State University - Biography of Talcott Parsons. | Mar 26, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 01, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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