Functionalist sociology

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Functionalist sociology

edited by Paul Colomy

（Schools of thought in sociology / series editor, John Urry, 3）（An Elgar reference collection）

Edward Elgar, c1990

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Functionalist Sociology presents ground-breaking statements that define core elements of the functionalist tradition. This volume covers the anthropological antecedents of functionalist sociology and highlights the debates over general and middle range theory, models and methods, science and ideology.

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CONTENTS: Introduction: The Functionalist Tradition Part I - Anthropological Antecedents. Bronislaw Malinowski (1939), 'The Group and the Individual in Functional Analysis' A. R. Radcliffe-Brown (1935), 'On the Concept of Function in Social Science' Part II - Generalized Discourse A. Metatheory and Middle-Range Theory Talcott Parsons (1961), 'Comment on Llewellyn Gross's "Preface to a Metatheoretical Framework for Sociology"' Talcott Parsons (1979-80), 'On Theory and Metatheory' Robert K. Merton (1948), 'Discussion of Talcott Parson's "The Position of Sociological Theory"' B. Theory and Ideology Victor Lidz (1981), 'Conceptions of Value-Relevance and the Theory of Action' C. Models and Method Bernard Barber (1956), 'Structural-Functional Analysis: Some Problems and Misunderstandings' Enno Schwanenberg (1971), 'The Two Problems of Order in Parsons' Theory: An Analysis from Within' Harry C. Bredemeier (1955), 'The Methodology of Functionalism' Part III - Selected Research Programmes A. Sociology of Culture Talcott Parsons (1979), 'Religious and Economic Symbolism in the Western World' Dean R. Gerstein (1981), 'Cultural Action and Heroin Addiction' Robert K. Merton (1984), 'The Fallacy of the Latest Word: The Case of "Pietism and Science"' B. Social Change Jeffrey C. Alexander (1981), 'Revolution, Reaction, and Reform: The Change Theory of Parsons's Middle Period' Francesca Cancian (1960), 'Functional Analysis of Change' Wilbert E. Moore (1966), 'Global Sociology: The World as a Singular System' C. Professions and Inequality Bernard Barber (1963), 'Some Problems in the Sociology of the Professions' Kingsley Davis (1942), 'A Conceptual Analysis of Stratification' Leon Mayhew (1968), 'Ascription in Modern Societies' D. Political Sociology Seymour Martin Lipset (1963), 'The Value Patterns of Democracy: A Case Study in Comparative Analysis' Rainer C. Baum (1968), 'Values and Democracy in Imperial Germany' David E. Apter (1958), 'A Comparative Method for the Study of Politics' E. Family, Socialization and Personality Philip E. Slater (1961), 'Parental Role Differentiation' Chad Gordon (1968), 'Systemic Senses of Self' Part IV - Functionalism's Future Edward A. Tiryakian (1979/80), 'Post-Parsonian Sociology' Name Index

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