Toward a general theory of action : theoretical foundations for the social sciences / Talcott Parsons & Edward A. Shils ; with a new introduction by Neil J. Smelser.
Material type: TextSeries: Social science classics seriesPublisher: New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction Publishers, [2001]Copyright date: ©2001Edition: Abridged editionDescription: xxiv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0765807181
- 9780765807182
- 301 21
- HM484 .T68 2001
Contents:
Introduction to the Transaction Edition -- Preface -- Pt. 1. The General Theory of Action -- 1. Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action: A General Statement -- 2. Some Observations on Theory in the Social Sciences -- Pt. 2. Values, Motives, and Systems of Action -- Introduction -- 1. Categories of the Orientation and Organization of Action -- 2. Personality as a System of Action -- 3. Systems of Value-Orientation -- 4. The Social System -- 5. Conclusion -- Index.
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Includes index.
Introduction to the Transaction Edition -- Preface -- Pt. 1. The General Theory of Action -- 1. Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action: A General Statement -- 2. Some Observations on Theory in the Social Sciences -- Pt. 2. Values, Motives, and Systems of Action -- Introduction -- 1. Categories of the Orientation and Organization of Action -- 2. Personality as a System of Action -- 3. Systems of Value-Orientation -- 4. The Social System -- 5. Conclusion -- Index.
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