Sociological Theory and Modern Society.

Illustrating the eminence and broad range of Talcott Parsons work, each of the papers in this new collection represent a major step in his development of a coherent theoretical orientation in sociology. This new collection demonstrates the impact of economics political science anthropology psychology and history on the authors development of a coherent theoretical orientation in sociology. Indicative of the rapid change and development taking place in the social science disciplines, Sociology Theory and Modern Society is an important step towards the crystallization of theoretical thought into solidly based and relatively formalized theoretical structures.