Talcott Parsons Economic Sociologist of the

Talcott Parsons' writings are indisputably classics of American sociology. Today, more than a quarter century after Parsons' death and a full thirty years since he dominated sociological discourse, Parsons' theories still serve as flashpoints in many debates. Parsons worked his entire life to reconcile the insights of modern economics with modern sociology and to explore how an authentic economic sociology could be developed. The ambivalent reactions by contemporary sociologists surrounding Parsons' work has motivated this book in an effort to help unify the social sciences by exploring their special competencies and taking stock of their unique insights. Beginning with a transcript of Parsons' March 10th, 1973, seminar, the book follows with five essays that explore Parsons and the precise connection between his work and some of the ideas in the "new" economic sociology.

Laurence S. Moss is a professor of Economics at Babson College.

Frontispiece	p. v
Introduction	p. xiii
The March 10, 1973 Seminar
A Seminar with Talcott Parsons at Brown University: "My Life and Work" (in two parts) Saturday, March 10, 1973	p. 1
Contemporary Responses
Power: A Note on Talcott Parsons and the Brown University Conversations	p. 59
A Comment on Talcott Parsons at Brown University	p. 65
On Teasing Out Sociology from Economics: A Brief Note on Parsons and Schumpeter	p. 71
New Directions in Parsons Research and Research in the Tradition of Parsons
Parsonian Economic Sociology: Bridges to Contemporary Economics	p. 75
Pareto, Parsons, and the Boundary Between Economics and Sociology	p. 109
Economics, Sociology, and the "Professional Complex": Talcott Parsons and the Critique of Orthodox Economics	p. 127
Interpenetration Versus Embeddedness: The Premature Dismissal of Talcott Parsons in the New Economic Sociology	p. 161
The Global System of Finance: Scanning Talcott Parsons and Niklas Luhmann for Theoretical Keystones	p. 189
Index	p. 219
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Talcott Parsons Economic Sociologist of the 20th Century

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