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American society : a theory of the societal community
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American society : a theory of the societal community / Talcott Parsons ; edited and introduced by Giuseppe Sciortino ; foreword by Jeffrey C. Alexander.
ISBN
9781594512278 (hard cover : alk. paper)
1594512272 (hard cover : alk. paper)
Published
Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2007.
Physical Description
xvi, 524 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2007
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-512) and index.
Contents
Introduction
The societal community and its environments
Some highlights of the historical background
Values and other structural features of the societal community
Some substantive structure of the emerging societal community
Social class as axis of cleavage-integration
The gemeinshaft complex in American society I : ethnicity
The gemeinshaft complex II : kinship, religion, style of life, education
Communication and collective decision making : the mass media and the political process (three fragments)
Individuality and institutionalized individualism.
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