Sociology 233: Theoretic Developments in Sociology II Term Paper: Talcott Parsons vs. Max Weber: Social Action and Social System For Professor Ida Tjosvold By Layne Anderson November 23, 2000 Among Talcott Parsons contributions to sociology and functionalism are his theory of action and Parsons’s system levels. His theory of action includes how societies are structured and fit together. In this theory of action he includes four systems: the cultural system, the social system, the personality system, and …showed first 75 words of 2538 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2538 total…actor would make are internalized by Parsons’ actor in the cultural system and realized in the social system. Bibliography Wallace, Ruth A., and Alison Wolf. (1995) Contemporary Sociological Theory: Continuing the Classical Tradition. 4th edition. Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Wallace, Ruth A., and Alison Wolf. (2000) Contemporary Sociological Theory: Expanding the Classical Tradition. 5th edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Hamiliton, Peter. (1985) Readings from Talcott Parsons. New York, New York: Tavistock Publications Ltd.