Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential postwar American sociologists, but he has also been criticized for, among other things, the alleged conserv... » 

Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential postwar American sociologists, but he has also been criticized for, among other things, the alleged conservatism of his structural functionalist theory. The author's selections from Parsons' work gives an overview of his contributions. «