Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) was professor of sociology at Harvard University from 1931 until his death, and author of over 150 books and articles.
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His theory of structural functionalism dominated US sociology from the 1940s to the 1960s, and as an attempt to explain social order and individual behaviour it was a major step in establishing sociology as an academic and scientific discipline.
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Talcott Parsons was an American sociologist, who attempted to integrate all the social sciences into a science of human action.
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