Talcott Parsons - Works On Parsons

Works On Parsons

• Hans P.M. Adriaansens, Talcott Parsons and the Conceptual dilemma. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980.
• James V. Aidala, Schemas of Social Evolution: An Examination of the theories of Gerhard Lenski and Talcott Parsons. MA-thesis, advisor: Martin U. Martel, Brown University, 1976.
• Jeffrey C. Alexander, The Modern Reconstruction of Classical Thought: Talcott Parsons. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983.
• Jeffrey C. Alexander, Neofunctionalism. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1985.
• Jeffrey C. Alexander, Twenty Lectures: Sociological Theory Since World War II. New York: Columbia University Press, 1987.
• Jeffrey C. Alexander, Neofunctionalism and After. Wiley, 1998.
• José Almaraz, La theoría de Talcott Parsons: la problemática de la constitución metodológica del objecto. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 1981.
• Bernard Barber & Uta Gerhardt (eds.) Agenda for Sociology: Classic Sources and Current Uses of Talcott Parsons' Work. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 1999.
• Harold J. Bershady, Ideology and Social Knowledge. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1973.
• Max Black (ed.) The Social Theories of Talcott Parsons: A Critical Examination. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1961.
• Margarete Blasche, Gesellschaftsbegriff und Sozialisationsprozess in den Theorien von Emile Durkheim und Talcott Parsons. Doctoral dissertation, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen, 1973.
• Matteo Bortolini, L'immunità necessaria: Talcott Parsons e la sociologia della modernità. Meltemi, Roma, 2005.
• Sigrid Brandt, Religiöses Handeln in moderner Welt: Talcott Parsons' Religions-soziologie im Rahmen seiner allgemeinen Handlungs- und Systemtheorie. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1993.
• Larry Brownstein, Talcott Parsons' General Action Scheme. MA: Schenkman, 1982.
• Francois Bourricaud, The Sociology of Talcott Parsons. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1981. (French, 1977).
• William Buxton, Talcott Parsons and the Capitalist Nation-State. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1985.
• Francois Chazel, La théorie analytique de la société dans l´æuvre de Talcott Parsons. (Doctoral dissertation), soutenue à l'Université de Paris V en mars 1972. (Published by Mouton (Paris) in 1974).
• Reinhard Damm, Systemtheorie und Recht: Zur Normentheorie Talcott Parsons. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1976.
• Michael Ebert, Talcott Parsons - Seine theoretischen Instrumente in der medizinsoziologischen Analyse der Arzt-Patienten Beziehung. (Dissertation, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf). Aachen: Shaker, 2003.
• Thomas J. Fararo, Social Action Systems: foundation and synthesis in sociological theory. Greenwood Publishers, 2001.
• Renée Claire Fox, Victor M. Lidz and Harold J. Bershady (eds.) After Parsons: A Theory of Social Action for the Twenty-First Century. Russell Sage Foundation, 2005.
• Nikolai Genov, Tolkut Parsunz i teoretichnata sotsiologiaa. Sofia: Idz-vo na Bulgarskata akademii na naukite, 1982.
• Uta Gerhardt, Talcott Parsons: An Intellectual Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-81022-1
• Uta Gerhardt, The Social Thought of Talcott Parsons: Methodology and American Ethos. Ashgate Publishers, 2011.
• G.C. Hallen, Martin U. Martel, Rajeshwar Prasad and Michael V. Belok (ed.) Essays on the Sociology of Parsons: a felicitation volume in honor of Talcott Parsons. Meerut: Indian Journal of Social Research, 1977.
• Christopher Hart (ed.) Talcott Parsons: A Collection of Essays in Honour of Talcott Parsons. Chester: Midrash, 2009. ISBN 97890598145
• Christopher Hart (ed.) Talcott Parsons: Theory, Development, and Applications. Essays Examining the Relevance of Parsonian Theory in the 21st Century. Kingswinford: Midrash Publishing 2008. (Japanese version in preparation).
• Adrian C. Hayes, A semi-formal explication of Talcott Parsons' general theory of action and evolutionary perspective. Advisor: Martin U. Martel. Doctor dissertation at Brown University, 1976.
• Stephan Hein, Konturen des Rationalen: zu einem Grundmotiv im Theoriewerk von Talcott Parsons. Konstanz: UVK Verlagsgesellschaft, 2009.
• Manuel Herrera Gómez, La cultura de la sociedad en Talcott Parsons. Universidad de Navarra, 2005.
• Robert J. Holton & Bryan S. Turner, Talcott Parsons on Economy and Society. London: Routledge, 1986.
• Jens Jetzkowitz and Carsten Stark (Hrsg.) Soziologischer Functionalismus: zur Methodologie einer Theorietradition.VS Verlag, 2003.
• Benton Johnson, Functionalism in Modern Sociology: Understanding Talcott Parsons. Morristown, NJ, 1976.
• Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab, The theory of Social Action in the Schutz-Parsons debate." Editions Universitaries Fribourg Suisse, 1991.
• Paul Kellermann, Kritik einer Soziologie der Ordnung. Organismus und System bei Comte, Spencer und Parsons. Freiburg: Rombach, 1967.
• A.H.M. Kerkhoff, De samenleving in schema's: een inleiding in het sociologische denken van Talcott Parsons. Budel: Damon, 2007.
• Kwang-ki Kim, Order and Agency: Talcott Parsons, Erving Goffman and Harold Garfinkel. State University of New York Press, 2002.
• Tanja Kohlpoth, Systemtheorie und struktur-individualistischer Ansatz in den International Beziehungen. Kassel University Press, 1999.
• Tanja Kohlpoth, Gesellschaftsbild und Soziologische Theorie: Talcott Parsons' Funktionalismus im Kontext der gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung der USA in den 1950s and 1960s. Kassel University Press, June 2006. (Dissertation: Advisors: Eike Henning & Werner Ruf.)
• Jan Künzler, Medien und Gesellschaft: die Medienkonzepte von Talcott Parsons, Jürgen Habermas und Niklas Luhmann. Stuttgart: F. Enke, 1989.
• P.N. Lackey, Invitation to Talcott Parsons' Theory. Houdton: Cap and Gown Press, 1987.
• Bernd M. Lindenberg, Vorüberlegungen zu einer Theorie der modernen Industriegesellschaft: Kant, Weber und Parsons in systemtheoretischer Perspektive. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 1984.
• Jan J. Loubser, Rainer C. Baum, Andrew Effrat and Victor Lidz (eds.) Explorations in General Theory in Social Science. 2 volumes. New York: The Free Press, 1976.
• Herrera Gómez Manuel, La cultura de la sociedad en Talcott Parsons. Cizur Menor, Navarra: Thomas Aranzadi, 2005.
• Alberto Marinelli, Struttura dell'ordine e funzione del diritto: saggio su Parsons. Milano, Italy: F. Angeli, 1988.
• Realino Marra, Talcott Parsons. Valori, norme, comportamento deviante, «Materiali per una storia della cultura giuridica», XXXIV-2, 2004, 315-27.
• Bernhard Miebach, Strukturalistische Handlungstheorie: Zur Verhältnis von soziologischer Theorie und empirischer Forschung in Werk Talcott Parsons. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1984.
• Laurence S. Moss and Andrew Savchenko (eds.) Talcott Parsons: Economic Sociologist of the 20th Century. Blackwell, 2006.
• Hans-Peter Müller, Talcott Parsons. Utb, 2004.
• Richard Münch, Theory of Action: Towards a New Synthesis Going Beyond Parsons. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987.
• Helmut Nolte, Psychoanalyse und Soziologie: Die Systemtheorien Sigmund Freuds und Talcott Parsons. Huber, Bern, 1970.
• Michael Opielka, Gemeinschaft in Gesellschaft: Soziologie nach Hegel und Parsons. VS Verlag, 2004.
• R. Prandini (ed.) Talcott Parsons. Milano: Bruno Mondatori, 1998.
• Sven Paschke, Talcott Parsons - Theoretische Ansatze Und Ihr Bezug Zur Wirklichkeit." Grin Verlag, 2007.
• Gabriele Pollini & Giuseppe Sciortino (eds). Parsons' The Structure of Social Action and Contemporary Debates. Milano, Italy: FrancoAngeli, 2001.
• Tuk-Sang Pyun, Science, social science, and society: natural images in Talcott Parsons' social theory. Doctoral dissertation. Department of the History of Science, Harvard University, 2002.
• Stan Rifkin, The Parsons Game: The First Simulation of Talcott Parsons' General Theory of Action. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The George Washington University, Washington, DC., 2004.
• Roland Robertson & Bryan S. Turner (eds). Talcott Parsons: Theorist of Modernity. London: Sage Publications, 1991.
• Guy Rocher, Talcott Parsons and American Sociology. London: Nelson, 1974.
• Segre Sandro, Talcott Parsons: Un'introduzione. Carocci, 2009.
• Karl-Heinz Saurwein, Ökonomie und soziologische Theoriekonstruction: Zur Bedeutung ökonomischer Theorieelemente in the Socialtheorie Talcott Parsons. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1988.
• Stephen P. Savage, The Theories of Talcott Parsons: The Social Relations of Action. London: Macmillan, 1981.
• Wolfgang Schluchter (ed.) Verhaten, Handeln, und System: Talcott Parsons' Beitrag zur der Socialwissenschaften. Frankfurt am Main: Schurkamp Verlag, 1980.
• Wolfgang Schluchter, Grundlegungen der Soziologie: eine Theoriegeschichte. Bind 2, Mohr Siebeck Tübingen, 2007.
• Michael Schmid, Sozialtheorie und soziales System: Versuche über Talcott Parsons. Neubiberg: Institut für Soziologie und Gesellschaftspolitik, Universität der Bundeswehr, Fakultät für Pädagogik, 1989.
• Thomas Schwinn, Jenseit von Subjecivismus und Objektivismus: Max Weber, Alfred Schütz und Talcott Parsons. Berlin: Dunker & Humblot, 1993.
• Mark Shields, Vision and Logic in Social Evolutionary Theory: A Comparative Study of Talcott Parsons and Jurgen Habermas. Advisor: Martin U. Martel. Ph.D. dissertation, Brown University, 1985.
• Helmut Staubmann, Die Kommunikation von Gefühlen: Ein Beitrag zur Soziologie der Ästhetic aud der Grundlage von Talcott Parsons' Allgemeiner Theorie des Handelns. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1995.
• Helmut Staubman and Harald Wenzel (eds.),Talcott Parsons: Zur Aktualität eines Theorieprogramms. Wiesbaden: Westdeutscher Verlag, 2000.
• Helmut Staubmann (ed.) Action Theory: Methodological Studies. LIT-Verlag Berlin-Hamburg-Münster, 2006.
• Helmut Staubmann and Victor Lidz (eds). Talcott Parsons: Actor, Situation, and Normative Pattern: An Essay in the Theory of Social Action. Wien: LIT, 2009.
• Alexander Stingl, Between Discursivity and Sensus Communis: Kant, Kantianism and the Social Media Theory of Talcott Parsons. Inaugural-Dissertation, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, edited for publication, OPUS Erlangen-Nürnberg University Press, 2008.
• Alexander I. Stingl Anthropos’ Scaffoldings: Studies in the Coevolution of Sociology, Biology, Medicine, and Philosophy. (with a foreword by Sal Restivo) Lampeter: Edward Mellen Press, forthcoming.
• Jiñ Subrt (ed.) Talcott Parsons a jeho prinos soudobé sociologické teori. (Talcott Parsons and his Contribution to Contemporary Sociological Theory). Praha: Karolinum, 2006.
• Kazuyoski Takagi, The Theoretical System of Talcott Parsons. 1986. (Japanese).
• Ken'ichi Tominaga, Shakai hendô riron (The theory of Social Change). 1965. (Tominaga's doctoral dissertation contains an extensive discussion of Parsons).
• A. Javier Trevinõ (ed.), Talcott Parsons Today: His Theory and Legacy in Contemporary Sociology. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001.
• A. Javier Trevino, Talcott Parsons on law and the legal system, Newcastle, Cambridge Scholars, 2008.
• Herman Turk & Richard L. Simpson (eds.) Institutions and Social Exchange: The Sociologies of Talcott Parsons and George C. Homans.Indianapolis & New York: The Bobbs-Merill Co., 1971.
• Bruce C. Wearne, The Theory and Scholarship of Talcott Parsons to 1951: A Critical Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
• Harald Wenzel, Die Ordnung des Handelns - Talcott Parsons' Theorie des allgemeinen Handlungssystems. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1990.
• Kiyomitsu Yui, Development of Voluntaristic Theory of Action in American Sociology. (Japanese) Ph.D. dissertation, Kobe University, 1992.
• Kiyomitsu Yui, Parsons and Sociology Today. Sekaisisosha, Kyoto, 2002.
• Kiyomitsu Yui, Invitation to Parsons Renaissance. Keisoshobo, Tokyo, 2004.
• Norbert Zander, Methodologische Prinzipen der Soziologie von Talcott Parsons: Wege zur Soziologie. Doctoral dissertation, Universität Gesamthochschule Duisberg, 1988.