Religion in the social theories of Talcott Parsons
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"A social system [...] is any system generated by the interaction of two or more behaving units. The basic criterion for establishing the existence of such a system is the existence of meaningful interdependence between the actions of the units (interaction). Thus[,] the consequences of actions by any one unit can be traced through the system; ultimately[,] these consequences 'feed back' to the...
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The American family has, in the past generation or more, been undergoing a profound plocess of change. There has been much difference ot opinion among social scientists, as well as among others concerned, as to th(, interpretation of these changes. Some have cited facts such a~ tht very high rates of divorce, the changes in the older se,x n:oral1ty, and until fairly recently, the decline in bir...
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عنوان ژورنال: Religion
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0048-721X,1096-1151
DOI: 10.1016/0048-721x(75)90030-5