Reintroducing Talcott Parsons

James J. Chriss (Cleveland State University, USA)

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06 June 2025

Cybernetics & systems theory; Social theory; Medical sociology; Artificial intelligence

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This book examines the contributions made by Talcott Parsons to sociology over the course of a career spanning half a century. Summarizing the development of Parsons’ thought, it shows how his work on the conceptualization of the social world via the unifying structure of four functions—adaptation, goal-attainment, integration, and latent pattern maintenance (or AGIL)—can further the goal of explanation and understanding social phenomena. With attention to the contemporary and subsequent reception and adaptation of Parsons’ work, its practical importance, and its continuing relevance to our understanding of the social world, Reintroducing Talcott Parsons will appeal to scholars and students of sociology with interests in social theory and the history of social thought.

By: James J. Chriss (Cleveland State University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032473604
ISBN 10: 1032473606
Series: Reintroducing...
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 06 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

James J. Chriss is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Sociology at Cleveland State University. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994. His main areas of interest are social control, law and society, policing, and criminological and sociological theory. His latest book is Social Control: An Introduction, 3rd ed. (2022).