Subsystems of American Society: Manuscripts from the American Society Project II. Edited and with an Introduction by Victor Lidz and Helmut Staubmann

by Lit Verlag

The working papers in Subsystems of American Society document conceptual developments based on Parsons' famous four-function paradigm. The included chapters analyze the American economy, polity, and societal community. They represent Parsons' first attempt to apply the four-function paradigm to the understanding of a complex modern society with highly differentiated institutional structures. As such, they clarify important developments in 20th century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3643908210
• ISBN13: 9783643908216
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Lit Verlag
• Length: 404 Pages