The Social System

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 10
Preface to the new edition......Page 14
Bibliography of Talcott Parsons......Page 32
I The Action Frame of Reference and the General Theory of Action Systems: Culture, Personality and the Place of Social Systems......Page 45
II The Major Points of Reference and Structural Components of the Social System......Page 59
III The Structure of the Social System, I: The Organization of the Components into Sub-Systems......Page 89
IV The Structure of the Social System, II: Invariant Points of Reference for the Structural Differentiation and Variation of Societies......Page 121
V The Structure of the Social System, III: Empirical Differentiation and Variation in the Structure of Societies......Page 149
VI The Learning of Social Role-Expectations and the Mechanisms of Socialization of Motivation......Page 182
VII Deviant Behavior and the Mechanisms of Social Control......Page 213
VIII Belief Systems and the Social System: The Problem of the “Role of Ideas”......Page 264
IX Expressive Symbols and the Social System: The Communication of Affect......Page 303
X Social Structure and Dynamic Process: The Case of Modern Medical Practice......Page 332
XI The Processes of Change of Social Systems......Page 367
XII Conclusion: The Place of Sociological Theory Among the Analytical Sciences of Action......Page 404
Index......Page 418