PARSONS AND SOROKIN. COMPARISON OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CREATION OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (PART 1)
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PARSONS AND SOROKIN. COMPARISON OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CREATION OF SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (PART 1)
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117-126
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The main aspects of the development of the American school of social theory by Parsons and Sorokin in the 1930s and 1950s are compared. It is shown that the different roles of Parsons and Sorokin in American sociology are due to non-scientific rather than scientific factors.
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Sorokin-Parsons, scientific community, action, change, classical theory, social system
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05.03.2011
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