PREMIUM FEATURE
Advanced Search Filters
Filter search results by source, date, and more with our premium search tools.
The structure of a theoretical system tells us what alternatives are open in the possible answers to a given question. If observed facts of undoubted… - Talcott Parsons
" "The structure of a theoretical system tells us what alternatives are open in the possible answers to a given question. If observed facts of undoubted accuracy will not fit any of the alternatives it leaves open, the system itself is in need of reconstruction.
English
Collect this quote
About Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902 – May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist and professor of sociology at Harvard University, known for the development of a general theory for the study of society, called action theory.
Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.
Additional quotes by Talcott Parsons
Without deliberate planning on anyone's part, there have developed in our type of social system, and correspondingly in others, mechanisms which, within limits, are capable of forestalling and reversing the deep-lying tendencies for deviance to get into the vicious circle phase which puts it beyond the control of ordinary approval-disapproval and reward-punishment sanctions.
Loading...