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Parsonian, a. Sociol.|pɑːˈsəʊnɪən| [f. the name of Talcott Parsons (1902– ), Amer. sociologist + -ian.] Of or relating to the theories of action and change within a society or culture put forward by Parsons, or to his structural-functional method of analysing a social system. Hence Parˈsonianism, the views or theories of Parsons.
1961A. Hacker in M. Black Social Theories of Talcott Parsons 298 One obstacle to a Parsonian theory of class and power may not be easy to overcome. 1970Touraine & Pécaut in I. L. Horowitz Masses in Lat. Amer. iii. 68 If the Parsonian categories are to be directly applied, it should be possible to define a system of values. 1973J. Rex Discovering Sociol. ix. 117 As Parsonianism developed, and as the attack upon it and its ideological offspring rumbled on. 1974R. Jessop Traditionalism, Conservatism & Brit. Polit. Culture i. 23 In addition to the well-known Parsonian pattern-variables, there are others developed specifically for political analysis and relevant to the problems in hand. 1977Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Feb. 198/3 The family thus functioned, in the best Parsonian fashion, as the principal agent of ‘socialization’. Ibid., Mr. Gutman never does tell us what he means by ‘socialization’, and his implicit Parsonianism hardly does justice to Talcott Parsons. |