He discovered in both a recognition of the autonomy of 'value elements' in society and, more generally, saw this 'same system of generalized social theory' to be a distinctive focus of nineteenth-century sociological thought.2doi:10.1007/978-1-349-15791-4_7David Binns...
The objective of this paper is to discuss Talcott Parsons' theorisation of the economy or the economic on the one hand, and the social-structural or non-economic spheres in general on the other; as such its main object will be the text Economy and Society (Parsons & Smelser, 1956)...
An introduc- tion to functionalist sociology: Talcott Parsons' concept of the sick role. Int J Pharm Practice 2002; 3:60-68.Bissell P, Traulsen JM, Haugbolle LS. Sociological theory and phar- macy practice research: (1) An introduction to sociology--and what it can do for pharmacy ...