Abstract

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction: the Theory and Legacy of Talcott Parsons Chapter 3 Parsons and Simmel at Harvard: Scientific Paradigms and Organizational Culture Chapter 4 The Place of Max Weber in the Post-Structure Writings of Talcott Parsons Chapter 5 Elias and Parsons: Two Transformations of the Problem-Historical Method Chapter 6 Parson's Second Project: The Social System - Sources, Development and Limitations Chapter 7 Social Systems and Complexity Theory Chapter 8 Can Functionalism Be Saved? Chapter 9 Networks and Systems Chapter 10 Language and the Family or Generalized Symbolic Media Chapter 11 Parsons's Analysis of the Societal Community Chapter 12 Empirical Sociological Theory and the Resolution of Normative Dilemmas Chapter 13 Index

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