Theoretical Logic in Sociology. Vol. 1: Positivism, Presuppositions, and Current Controversies. Jeffrey AlexanderTheoretical Logic in Sociology. Vol. 2: The Antinomies of Classical Thought: Marx and Durkheim. Jeffrey AlexanderTheoretical Logic in Sociology. Vol. 3: The Classical Attempt at Theoretical Synthesis: Max Weber. Jeffrey AlexanderTheoretical Logic in Sociology. Vol. 4: The Modern Reconstruction of Classical Thought: Talcott Parsons. Jeffrey Alexander

Ethics ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 951-952
Author(s):  
Karol Sołtan
Keyword(s):  
Max Weber ◽  
Talcott Parsons ◽  
Theoretical Synthesis

Value-Relations and General Theory: Parsons’ Critique of Weber

1980 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Lassman
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Max Weber ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Talcott Parsons ◽  
The Social ◽  
Value Neutrality ◽  
Value Relations

AbstractTalcott Parsons and Max Weber, despite the complexities and uncertainties of the latter’s work, represent two competing approaches to the nature of sociological theory. Despite his reliance upon many aspects of the work of Weber, Parsons’ critical remarks on the problems of value-relevance and value-neutrality can be interpreted in this light. The methodological views of both theorists are tied to differing views of the development of western society and of the role of the Social Sciences. Both are haunted by the spectre of relativism.

Legitimating Slavery in the Old South: The Effect of Political Institutions on Ideology

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Max Weber ◽  
Old South ◽  
Talcott Parsons ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The Masses

“Hegemony” has become a fashionable catchword in a number of intellectual circles. One encounters it among historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, even (or, perhaps, especially) literary critics. Many a frustrated radical finds it a useful explanation for the quiescence of the masses. Marxist scholars frequently see it as a liberating departure from Marx's economic reductionism. More mainstream social scientists often detect little harm in it, since the notion that people are not ruled by force alone, but also by ideas, seems highly congruent with what they have learned from Max Weber and Talcott Parsons.

scholarly journals As teorias da ação e dos sistemas podem ser associadas? Pressupostos da teoria dos sistemas de Parsons e Luhmann e da teoria da ação de Weber

Em Tese ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-126
Author(s):  
Thomas Schwinn ◽  
Bruna dos Santos Bolda ◽  
Márcia Inês Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Max Weber ◽  
Niklas Luhmann ◽  
Talcott Parsons

Na teoria sociológica não há consenso sobre como associar as teorias da ação (como a abordagem clássica de Max Weber) e dos sistemas (como as abordagens de Talcott Parsons e de Niklas Luhmann). Ao reconhecer que há uma distinção entre ambos os níveis (o nível “de cima” do sistema e o nível “de baixo” da ação), algumas teorias intentam, ambiguamente, misturá-los. Algo que leva a modelos inconsistentes. De um lado, há a teoria de Parsons que integra o funcionalismo do sistema à teoria da ação. Parsons vira a estrutura conceitual de Max Weber ao contrário, de modo a subsumir a ação no sistema. De outro, há a teoria de Luhmann que insere os atores no interior dos sistemas autopoiéticos. Os agentes passam a desempenhar relação de ambiente com os sistemas sociais de modo que não são suas ações os elementos que constituem os sistemas, mas sim os eventos comunicativos. Tendo em vista que a teoria da ação e a teoria dos sistemas são duas sociologias com pressupostos analíticos distintos, elas não podem ser associadas em um único modelo.

scholarly journals Understanding Mechanistic Explanation as A Strategy of Analytical Sociology

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-198
Author(s):  
Danjuma Sheidu Asaka ◽  
Olabode Awarun
Keyword(s):  
Social Environment ◽  
Max Weber ◽  
Mechanistic Explanation ◽  
Alexis De Tocqueville ◽  
Emile Durkheim ◽  
Talcott Parsons ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Analytical Sociology ◽  
Sociological Discourse

Although Analytical Sociology is not often used in the mainstream Sociology, its history is however, traceable to the classical works of scholars such as Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Alexis de Tocqueville as well as contemporary sociological thinkers like Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton, among others. This paper provides a contemporary argument for the application of mechanistic explanation in the overall understanding of Analytical Sociology using relevant and practical examples. In the course of this, attention has been paid to the concept of explanation and its various types in a sociological discourse. This paper therefore argues that social reality can significantly be understood only when explanations are systematic and detailed in content and context. The conclusion is that analytical sociology has the capacity to explain the actions of social actors within the social environment beyond some social doubts, even though, not all situations, can be sufficiently explained with the strategy.

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