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The Theories of Talcott Parsons

The Social Relations of Action

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. Stephen P. Savage
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Modes of Critique and the Theoretical Analysis of Discourse

    • Stephen P. Savage
    Pages 1-61

  3. The Epistemology of ‘Analytical Realism’

    • Stephen P. Savage
    Pages 62-90

  4. The Structure of Action: Parsons’ Formulation of the Action Frame of Reference

    • Stephen P. Savage
    Pages 91-127

  5. Action and the ‘Three Systems of Action’: the Concept of Social Relations

    • Stephen P. Savage
    Pages 128-165

  6. The Economy and the Social System

    • Stephen P. Savage
    Pages 166-195

  7. The Theory of Social Change and Social Evolution

    • Stephen P. Savage
    Pages 196-233

  8. Conclusion

    • Stephen P. Savage
    Pages 234-235

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 236-279
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Theories of Talcott Parsons

  • Book Subtitle: The Social Relations of Action

  • Authors: Stephen P. Savage

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06969-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1981

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-24565-1Published: 14 October 1981

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-06969-9Published: 01 January 1981

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 279

  • Topics: Social Theory, Sociology, general

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