Sociology: Talcott Parsons and Social Order
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What is the primary focus of Parsons' work?

  • The cultural system and its symbols
  • The behavioral system and learning processes
  • The social system and social interaction (correct)
  • The biological drives and organism

    • What is the relationship between biological drives and the social system, according to Parsons?

  • Biological drives are the primary motivators of human behavior
  • The social system is a product of biological drives and instincts
  • Biological drives and the social system are unrelated
  • Biological drives are socially developed and influenced by the social system (correct)

    • What is the cultural system, according to Parsons?

  • The social stock of knowledge, symbols, and ideas (correct)
  • The sum of individual personalities and motivations
  • The system of social relationships and interactions
  • The biological and behavioral system of the human organism

    • What is the role of individuals in Parsons' social system?

    <p>Individuals are passive recipients of social and cultural influences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the social system and the personality system, according to Parsons?

    <p>The personality system is a product of the social system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of social order according to Knapp?

    <p>Norms and values of people around them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the pattern variables describe, according to Parsons' scheme?

    <p>Societal norms and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of conditioning and learning in Parsons' theory?

    <p>Conditioning and learning influence the development of individual personalities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Talcott Parsons' area of specialty in sociology?

    <p>Structural functionalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of affective neutrality in social interactions?

    <p>Deferred gratification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Talcott Parsons do his graduate work?

    <p>London School of Economics and Heidelberg, Germany</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of collectivity-oriented actions?

    <p>Collective or shared interests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do particularism and diffuseness relate to affectivity?

    <p>They are associated with affectivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the title of Talcott Parsons' major work published in 1937?

    <p>The Structure of Social Action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What position did Talcott Parsons hold in 1949?

    <p>President of the American Sociological Association</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of Weber's sociological perspective?

    <p>Motivation and meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the context for our social actions, according to the text?

    <p>Social context with others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who influenced Talcott Parsons' theory?

    <p>Emile Durkheim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Parsons, what is the importance of the latent function?

    <p>It is on the same level as the other three functions in a system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Marx view social reproduction?

    <p>He took it for granted and spent little time analyzing it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the AGIL functions as societies develop?

    <p>They evolve and institutions develop different functions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where were the AGIL functions typically centered in traditional societies?

    <p>In family and kinship structures, and in local communities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Durkheim approach the latent function?

    <p>He recognized the problem, but did not develop it further.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to roles and functions in complex societies?

    <p>They become more differentiated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a modern, complex society?

    <p>Specialized functions and roles develop, and specialized institutions evolve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible way that specialized functions and roles can develop?

    <p>Through a natural, evolutionary process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key aspect of bureaucracies?

    <p>They have consciously worked out organizational structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a relevant perspective on social change?

    <p>That of Talcott Parsons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who compared society to the human body?

    <p>Herbert Spencer</p> Signup and view all the answers

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