| Talcott Parsons  Born: 13-Dec-1902
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, CO
Died: 8-May-1979
Location of death: Munich, West Germany
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Sociologist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Structure of Social Action Probably the most influential sociologist during much of the 20th century. Son: Charles Parsons (philosophy professor)
University: BA, Amherst College (1924)
University: London School of Economics (1924-25)
University: PhD, University of Heidelberg (1927)
Professor: Harvard University (1931-73)
American Sociological Association President (1949)
Author of books:
The Structure of Social Action (1937)
Essays in Sociological Theory (1949)
The Social System (1951)
Economy and Society (1956, with Neil J. Smelser)
Structure and Process in Modern Societies (1960)
Sociological Theory and Modern Society (1968)
Politics and Social Structure (1969)
The American University (1973, with Gerald M. Platt and Neil J. Smelser)
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