TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parsons,Talcott
AU  - Shils,Edward
AU  - Smelser,Neil J.
TI  - Toward a general theory of action: theoretical foundations for the social sciences 
T2  - Social science classics
SN  - 0765807181
AV  - HM484 .T68 2001
U1  - 301 21
PY  - 2001///]
CY  - New Brunswick, NJ
PB  - Transaction Publishers
KW  - Functionalism (Social sciences)
KW  - Social systems
N1  - 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
ER  -