The Social System

The classic study by Harvard's Talcott Parsons on social systems and the general theory of action, as theorized and applied in a variety of settings, including the medical profession, kinships and role-socialization, psychological relationships, and religious organization. This foundational work is finally available in a high-quality ebook format, featuring active Contents, linked endnotes, all tables and graphs, embedded page numbers from the standard print editions, and proper ebook formatting. Proofread and presented with care, the book also includes a substantive, analytical new Foreword by Neil J. Smelser of the University of California at Berkeley. 


The digital editions previously available, at any price, made it hard to read and follow this great work, offering no standard pagination and displaying paragraphs without indents. Now the book may be assigned and referenced with confidence, and read without the formatting roadblocks of previous offerings. Part of the Classics of the Social Sciences Series by Quid Pro Books. Only the Quid Pro edition (with the red cover and Dr. Smelser's introduction) features hyperaccurate rendition of text, notes, and graphs and embedded pagination from the standard print editions.


Talcott Parsons was a pioneer and leader in sociology during the 20th century, and introduced generations of social scientists to complex social theory as a prolific author and the Chair of Harvard's Department of Social Relations.