Structure and Process in Modern Societies
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Structure and Process in Modern Societies is a sociological work by Talcott Parsons that elaborates his structural-functional theory by examining how social structures and processes interact in contemporary societies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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sociological work ⓘ |
| academicField | social theory ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
complex social systems
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contemporary industrial societies ⓘ |
| author | Talcott Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
macro-sociological theory
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theory of social systems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| elaboratesTheoryOf | structural-functional theory ⓘ |
| examinesRelationBetween | social structures and social processes ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
modern societies
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social processes ⓘ social structure ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
institutional structure
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pattern variables ⓘ social change ⓘ social integration ⓘ social system ⓘ value systems ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
differentiation of social roles
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institutionalization of norms ⓘ maintenance of social order ⓘ modernization ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
functional prerequisites of social systems
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relationship between structure and agency ⓘ role of values in social integration ⓘ stability and change in social systems ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Max Weber
NERFINISHED
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Vilfredo Pareto NERFINISHED ⓘ Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
advanced sociology courses
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theory of modernity discussions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainDiscipline | sociology ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Essays in Sociological Theory
NERFINISHED
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Societies: Evolutionary and Comparative Perspectives NERFINISHED ⓘ The Social System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
academic sociologists
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graduate students in sociology ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation | structural functionalism ⓘ |
| usesConceptualFramework |
action theory
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systems theory ⓘ |
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