Standout Papers

Toward a General Theory of Action 1951 2026 1976 2001 1.2k
  1. Toward a General Theory of Action (1951)
    Talcott Parsons, Edward Shils et al. Harvard University Press eBooks
  2. Growing Old: The Process of Disengagement. (1962)
    Gordon F. Streib, Elaine Cumming et al. American Sociological Review
  3. Toward a General Theory of Action. (1952)
    Clarence Schrag, Talcott Parsons et al. American Sociological Review
  4. Family, Socialization and Interaction Process. (1956)
    Harold T. Christensen, Talcott Parsons et al. American Sociological Review
  5. Structure and Process in Modern Societies (1960)
    Talcott Parsons et al. The American Catholic Sociological Review
  6. Working Papers in the Theory of Action. (1954)
    Guy E. Swanson, Talcott Parsons et al. American Sociological Review
  7. Suggestions for a Sociological Approach to the Theory of Organizations.I (1956)
    Talcott Parsons Administrative Science Quarterly
  8. Essays in Sociological Theory (1955)
    Robert Bierstedt, Talcott Parsons American Sociological Review
  9. Essays in Sociological Theory (1954)
    Rudolph E. Morris, Talcott Parsons The American Catholic Sociological Review
  10. Family, Socialization and Interaction Process (1955)
    Talcott Parsons, Robert F. Bales et al. The American Catholic Sociological Review
  11. Education and Sociology. (1957)
    Philip Rieff, Émile Durkheim et al. American Sociological Review
  12. Societies: Evolutionary and Comparative Perspectives. (1969)
    Gert H. Müller, Talcott Parsons History and Theory
  13. Social Structure and Personality. (1965)
    Ralph H. Turner, Talcott Parsons American Sociological Review
  14. Structure and Process in Modern Societies. (1960)
    Talcott Parsons et al. American Sociological Review
  15. Sociological Theory and Modern Society. (1968)
    A. James Gregor, Talcott Parsons American Sociological Review
  16. Toward a General Theory of Action (1952)
    Talcott Parsons, Edward Shils et al. The American Catholic Sociological Review
  17. Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait (1961)
    Talcott Parsons, Reinhard Bendix Review of Religious Research

Immediate Impact

2 by Nobel laureates 8 from Science/Nature 94 standout
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Works of Talcott Parsons being referenced

Growing Old: The Process of Disengagement.
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Structure and Process in Modern Societies
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Talcott Parsons 6752 1360 1925 2093 146 15.0k
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Lynn Smith‐Lovin 8366 908 972 2112 66 15.8k
Howard S. Becker 9317 2366 1398 1840 239 19.2k
Thomas Luckmann 9510 2756 2182 2298 74 22.4k
Alvin W. Gouldner 6390 937 1143 2370 89 14.6k
Barry Wellman 9734 1168 1125 1550 138 16.8k
Clifford Geertz 12630 3492 4025 2594 136 28.0k
Scott Lash 7804 1230 2163 780 69 14.2k
Morton Deutsch 7182 848 688 3909 101 14.2k

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