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A Historical and Intellectual Sketch of Talcott Parsons.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:55:33
Category: / Science & Technology / Chemistry
Length: 9 pages (2569 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Chemistry
Length: 9 pages (2569 words)
INTRODUCTION
This paper is a historical and intellectual sketch of the sociologist Talcott Parsons. It will include a short biography of the man as well as discuss his intellectual origins, in other words where Parsons got his influences. A main section of the paper will be devoted to discussing his ideas, theories, and key concepts, with a special emphasis on how his ideas influenced other contemporary scholars.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Talcott Parsons was born December 13, 1902 in …
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