Table of Contents

1. Talcott Parsons and the Theory of Economy and Society 2. Sickness and Social Structure: Parsons' Contribution to Medical Sociology 3. Parsons, Schutz and the Problem of Verstehen 4. Parsons and his Critics: On the Ubiquity of Functionalism 5. Against Nostalgia: Talcott Parsons and a Sociology for the Modern World

About the Author

Robert J. Holton, Bryan S. Turner