The Social System
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The Social System is a foundational sociological work by Talcott Parsons that systematically outlines his theory of social action and the structural-functional organization of society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Social System canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociology book ⓘ |
| author | Talcott Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
institutionalization of norms and values
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mechanisms of social change ⓘ mechanisms of social equilibrium ⓘ pattern variables ⓘ social system as a system of action ⓘ society as a system of interrelated parts ⓘ status-role complexes ⓘ |
| field |
macrosociology
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social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on deviant behavior and social control
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chapters on the integration of social systems ⓘ chapters on the motivational orientation of actors ⓘ chapters on the structure of social systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century sociology
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role theory development ⓘ systems theory in sociology ⓘ the study of social order ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
deviance
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equilibrium ⓘ institutionalization ⓘ norm ⓘ pattern variables ⓘ role ⓘ social integration ⓘ social system ⓘ status ⓘ value ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
deviance (sociology)
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functionalism (sociology) ⓘ norms (sociology) ⓘ role theory ⓘ social action ⓘ social control ⓘ social integration ⓘ social order ⓘ social structure ⓘ social system ⓘ structural functionalism ⓘ values (sociology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes | a general theory of social systems ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
action theory
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structural functionalism ⓘ |
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