Toward a General Theory of Action (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Talcott Parsons

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133326786X ISBN 13 : 9781333267865

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Toward a General Theory of Action offers a clear, collaborative look at how social action is organized and explained. This nonfiction volume assembles insights from Talcott Parsons and his colleagues to map how personality, social systems, and cultural patterns shape behavior. The book presents a framework for understanding action, motivation, and the balance between individual dispositions and social expectations.

Readers will see how groups like departments, theories of socialization and social control, and the study of values fit together. It explains how personal choices emerge from both inner dispositions and the surrounding opportunities, and how social systems maintain or change themselves over time. The material mixes theory with example-group discussions and reflections on methods in the social sciences.

• How personality and situation interact to drive behavior


• How mechanisms of socialization and social control sustain social order


• Key concepts like role-expectations, value orientations, and action frames


• Historical context for a major approach to action theory and its applications

Ideal for readers of social theory and readers seeking a foundational, collaborative view of action in society.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133326786X
• ISBN 13: 9781333267865
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 522
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