American sociologist, Talcott Parsons (1902-1979), analyzed the socialization process to show the relationship between personality and social structure. His work led to the development of a pioneering social theory. Talcott Parsons was born on December...

American sociologist, Talcott Parsons (1902-1979), analyzed the socialization process to show the relationship between personality and social structure. His work led to the development of a pioneering social theory. Talcott Parsons was born on Dec. 13,...

The leading anglophone social theorist between about 1940 and 1965, Talcott Parsons (1902–1979), who was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on December 13, was a tireless synthesizer of ideas from classical social and economic theory,...

Talcott Parsons, the son of a Congregational minister in Colorado, became the most important American sociologist. He studied biology and philosophy at Amherst College and then did graduate work in social science at the London School of Economics and...

Talcott Edgar Frederick Parsons (December 13, 1902 - May 8, 1979) was for many years the best-known sociologist in the United States, and indeed one of the best-known in the world. His work was very influential through the 1950s and well into the 1960s,...

Talcott Parsons, a towering figure in the social sciences and other disciplines, was the founder of the Dept of Social Relations at Harvard. He was able to influence three generations of social scientists and left a lasting impression on his students. It was...

Professor Sciortino offers his impressions of the recently discovered transcriptions of the seminar Parsons participated in at Brown University on March 10, 1973. The publishing of the transcript of the 1973 seminar with Talcott Parsons at Brown University is a lucky event:...