Toward a General Theory of Action / Talcott Parsons, Edward A. Shils.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Allport, Gordon W.

Kluckhohn, Clyde.

Murray, Henry A.

Parsons, Talcott, editor.

Sears, Robert R.

Sheldon, Richard C.

Shils, Edward A., editor.

Stouffer, Samuel A.

Tolman, Edward C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Local Subjects:

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (517 p.)

Edition:

7th printing 1976. Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

PART 1. The General Theory of Action

1. Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action: A General Statement / Parsons, Talcott / Shils, Edward A. / Allport, Gordon W. / Kluckhohn, Clyde / Murray, Henry A. / Sears, Robert R. / Sheldon, Richard C. / Stouffer, Samuel A. / Tolman, Edward C.

2. Some Observations on Theory in Social Science / Sheldon, Richard C.

PART 2. Values, Motives, and Systems of Action

3. A Psychological Model

PART 4. The Theory of Action and Its Application

1. PREJUDICE: A PROBLEM IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CAUSATION / Allport, Gordon W.

2. VALUES AND VALUE-ORIENTATIONS IN THE THEORY OF ACTION: AN EXPLORATION IN DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION / Kluckhohn, Clyde

3. TOWARD A CLASSIFICATION OF INTERACTION / Murray, Henry A.

4. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT / Saara, Roborl R.

5. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN ANALYSIS OF ROLE OBLIGATION / Stouffer, Samuel A.

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

0-674-86350-X

OCLC:

1013946365