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 …showed first 75 words of 2569 total…

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