The theories of Talcott Parsons : the social relations of actions

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Modes of Critique and the Theoretical Analysis of Discourse....Pages 1-61 The Epistemology of ‘Analytical Realism’....Pages 62-90 The Structure of Action: Parsons’ Formulation of the Action Frame of Reference....Pages 91-127 Action and the ‘Three Systems of Action’: the Concept of Social Relations....Pages 128-165 The Economy and the Social System....Pages 166-195 The Theory of Social Change and Social Evolution....Pages 196-233 Conclusion....Pages 234-235 Back Matter....Pages 236-279