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American society : a theory of the societal community

Title
American society : a theory of the societal community / Talcott Parsons ; edited and introduced by Giuseppe Sciortino ; foreword by Jeffrey C. Alexander.
Author
Parsons, Talcott, 1902-1979.
Publication
Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2007.

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Sciortino, Giuseppe, 1963-
Description
xvi, 524 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Yale cultural sociology series
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
Call Number
JFE 07-3983
ISBN
  • 9781594512278 (hard cover : alk. paper)
  • 1594512272 (hard cover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007002227
OCLC
  • 80359058
  • vendorOCM80359058
Author
Parsons, Talcott, 1902-1979.
Title
American society : a theory of the societal community / Talcott Parsons ; edited and introduced by Giuseppe Sciortino ; foreword by Jeffrey C. Alexander.
Imprint
Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2007.
Series
Yale cultural sociology series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-512) and index.
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Sciortino, Giuseppe, 1963-
Research Call Number
JFE 07-3983
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