Parsons, Talcott.

Essays in Sociological Theory Pure and Applied. [Heavily annotated].

Illinois, The Free Press, 1949. 15 cm x 23 cm. XIII, 366 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of exiled sociologist, Kurt Heinrich Wolff, Translator of landmark publications by Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim and Karl Mannheim. With several annotations, pencil-notes and minor red markings throughout. Especially in the chapters “Propaganda and Social Control” and “The Problem of Controlled Institutional Change”. Two pieces of ephemera loosely inserted. Dustjacket notes pasted to front pastedown enpaper. Ink inscription (ownership entry and date) by Kurt Wolff on front free endpaper, dated 1949.

Includes for example the following essays, taken from sources such as Psychiatry, The Journal of The History of Ideas, The American Anthropologist and others, are included: Sociological Theory and Its Historical Roots: The Position of Sociological Theory / The Theoretical Development of the Sociology of Religion / Max Weber: The Author and His Career / Weber’s ‘Economic Sociology’ / The Role of Ideas in Social Action / The Professions and Social Structure / Age and Sex in the Social Structure / Propaganda and Social Control / A Biographical Sketch of Talcott Parsons by Bernard Barber / The Problem of Controlled Institutional Change etc.

The essays in this volume have proved stimulating to social scientists, and have appeared in various academic journals.

• Keywords: Emile Durkheim – Connection · Karl Mannheim Connection · Kurt Heinrich Wolff – Brandeis University Sociologist · Kurt Heinrich Wolff – Brandeis University Sociology Department · Kurt Wolff Collection · Kurt Wolff Library (American Sociologist) · Library & Collection Building · Philosophy in Exile · Social Anthropology · Social Science · Social Structure · Social Studies · Social Theory · Sociological History · Sociological Study · Sociological Theories · Sociology · Sociology – Rare · Sociology in Exile · Weber, Max
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200233AB