Talcott Parsons a jeho přínos soudobé sociologické teorii

Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) is a prominent figure of the 20th-century history of international sociology, whose importance has been the subject of controversies for decades. For some, Parsons is the one who considerably raised the sociological theory to a higher level, while for others he is the creator of speculative texts based on questionable foundations. Yet a third group believes that Talcott Parsons's work is a matter of history and as such contains no more inspiration for contemporary social sciences. What links all authors, meeting on the collection's pages, is their conviction that Parsons cannot be ignored; they consider him a thinker deserving attention even today, a sociologist, whose legacy is worth revisiting.