Toward a General Theory of Action / / ed. by Talcott Parsons, Edward A. Shils.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
• TeilnehmendeR: Allport, Gordon W.; Kluckhohn, Clyde.; Murray, Henry A.; Sears, Robert R.; Sheldon, Richard C.; Stouffer, Samuel A.; Tolman, Edward C.
• MitwirkendeR: Allport, Gordon W.,; Kluckhohn, Clyde,; Murray, Henry A.,; Parsons, Talcott,; Saara, Roborl R.,; Sears, Robert R.,; Sheldon, Richard C.,; Shils, Edward A.,; Stouffer, Samuel A.,; Tolman, Edward C.,
• HerausgeberIn: Parsons, Talcott,; Shils, Edward A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1951
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 7th printing 1976. Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (506 p.) :; 29 illustrations, 7 charts, 16 tables

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Preface
• Contents
• PART 1. The General Theory of Action
• 1. Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action: A General Statement
• 2. Some Observations on Theory in Social Science
• PART 2. Values, Motives, and Systems of Action
• 3. A Psychological Model
• PART 4. The Theory of Action and Its Application
• 1. PREJUDICE: A PROBLEM IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CAUSATION
• 2. VALUES AND VALUE-ORIENTATIONS IN THE THEORY OF ACTION: AN EXPLORATION IN DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION
• 3. TOWARD A CLASSIFICATION OF INTERACTION
• 4. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
• 5. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN ANALYSIS OF ROLE OBLIGATION
• Index