The Social Thought of Talcott Parsons: Methodology and American Ethos

ISBN-13: 9780367602116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 456 str.

Uta Gerhardt

Opis

Exploring the conceptual baseline of Parsons's sociology and maintaining focus on its links with 20th century history, this book sheds light on the requirements of analytical rigor in the social sciences through examination of the debates in which Parsons was engaged throughout his life. In addition to revisiting Parsons's extensive oeuvre, Uta Ger

Recenzje

'Uta Gerhardt offers an erudite, resolute, and spirited defense of Talcott Parsons' social thought against many of his critics and contenders, presents intriguing findings from the archives, and ventures distinctly Parsonian reflections on current issues in sociological theory and practice.' Howard Brick, University of Michigan, USA

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; Part I Themes: Positioning the Parsonian project. Part II Tenets: A product of modern European civilization: translating into English Max Weber’s Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus; A charter for modern sociology: the social system and the ethos of American democracy. Part III Dialogs: Encounters with the Frankfurt school: a story of exile, estrangement and epistemology; Beyond sociological imagination: the controversy with C. Wright Mills over power and knowledge; '...will not down...': the clash with utilitarianism in the name of the American societal community. Part IV Positions: The Parsons project today: social thought for the 21st century; Epilogue; Bibliography; Indexes.

O autorze

Uta Gerhardt is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and author of Talcott Parsons: An Intellectual Biography, and co-editor of Agenda for Sociology: Classic Sources and Current Uses of Talcott Parsons' Works and Talcott Parsons on National Socialism