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D-Index
100
Citations
145369
World Ranking
90
National Ranking
47

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1966 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Talcott Parsons was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several fields, notably within the social sciences and arts and humanities.

Their main fields of study included:

  • Social Sciences
  • Arts and Humanities

Their subfields of study involved:

  • Philosophy
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Education

Thematic areas of Parsons's work addressed a range of topics such as:

  • Sociology and Education Studies
  • Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
  • Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations

Among their recent scholarly contributions was the paper titled Liberté académique (1939), published in 2023 in the journal SociologieS.

Publication venues where Parsons contributed include:

  • SociologieS

During their career, Parsons received several recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1977
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1966

Best Publications

  • The Theory of Social and Economic Organization

    Max Weber;A. M. Henderson;Talcott Parsons

  • The Social System

    Talcott Parsons

  • Family, socialization and interaction process

    Robert Freed Bales;Talcott Parsons

  • Toward a General Theory of Action: Theoretical Foundations for the Social Sciences

    Talcott Parsons;Edward Shils;Neil J. Smelser

  • Structure and Process in Modern Societies

    Talcott Parsons

  • The Structure of Social Action

    Earle LeRoy Rauber;Talcott Parsons

  • The System of Modern Societies

    Talcott Parsons

  • Societies; evolutionary and comparative perspectives

    Talcott Parsons

  • Toward a General Theory of Action.

    E. K. Francis;Talcott Parsons;Edward A. Shils;G. Tolman

  • Economy and Society: A Study in the Integration of Economic and Social Theory

    Talcott Parsons;Neil J. Smelser

  • The Professions and Social Structure

    Talcott Parsons

  • Growing Old: The Process of Disengagement.

    Gordon F. Streib;Elaine Cumming;William E. Henry;Talcott Parsons

  • Education and Sociology

    Emile Durkheim;Sherwood D. Fox;Talcott Parsons

  • SUGGESTIONS FOR A SOCIALOGICAL APPROCH TO THE THEORY OF ORGANIZATIONS

    Talcott Parsons

  • Essays in sociological theory

    Talcott Parsons

  • Sociological theory and modern society

    Talcott Parsons

  • Age and Sex in the Social Structure of the United States

    Talcott Parsons

  • El sistema social

    Talcott Parsons;José Cazorla Pérez;José Jiménez Blanco

  • Toward a general theory of action

    Talcott Parsons;Edward Albert Shils

  • The Structure of Social Action

    W. J. H. Sprott;Talcott Parsons

  • The Theory of Social and Economic Organization

    Philipp Weintraub;Max Weber;A. M. Henderson;Talcott Parsons

  • Family, Socialization and Interaction Process

    T. H. Marshall;Talcott Parsons;Robert F. Bales

  • The Social System.

    Ellsworth Faris;Talcott Parsons

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward Shils
Edward Shils University of Chicago
Alfred Schutz
Alfred Schutz New School
Neil J. Smelser
Neil J. Smelser University of California, Berkeley
Howard S. Becker
Howard S. Becker University of Washington
Gordon W. Allport
Gordon W. Allport Harvard University
Bryan S. Turner
Bryan S. Turner Australian Catholic University
Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim Université Paris Cité
Jeffrey C. Alexander
Jeffrey C. Alexander Yale University
Richard Swedberg
Richard Swedberg Cornell University
Edward L. Thorndike
Edward L. Thorndike Columbia University

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