SOCIOLOGIST

Talcott Parsons

1902 - 1979

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Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902 – May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist of the classical tradition, best known for his social action theory and structural functionalism. Parsons is considered one of the most influential figures in sociology in the 20th century. After earning a PhD in economics, he served on the faculty at Harvard University from 1927 to 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Talcott Parsons has received more than 1,532,908 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Talcott Parsons is the 7th most popular sociologist, the 223rd most popular biography from United States (down from 188th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Sociologist.

Talcott parsons is most famous for his work in the sociology of the family, which he began in the 1950s and continued until his death. Parsons was an influential sociologist who studied the ways in which social structures and social institutions affect society. He is best known for his work in the sociology of the family, which he began in the 1950s and continued until his death.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Talcott Parsons ranks 7 out of 79. Before him are Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, Pierre Bourdieu, Theodor W. Adorno, Robert K. Merton, and Georg Simmel. After him are Erving Goffman, Anthony Giddens, Norbert Elias, Marcel Mauss, Ulrich Beck, and Immanuel Wallerstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Talcott Parsons ranks 12. Before him are Leni Riefenstahl, Erik Erikson, Carl Rogers, John Steinbeck, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Halldór Laxness. After him are Eugene Wigner, Fernand Braudel, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Nâzım Hikmet, Alfred Kastler, and Kurt Alder. Among people deceased in 1979, Talcott Parsons ranks 5. Before him are Josef Mengele, Park Chung-hee, John Wayne, and Giuseppe Meazza. After him are Herbert Marcuse, Nino Rota, Jean Renoir, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Jean Monnet, Sándor Kocsis, and Mika Waltari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Talcott Parsons ranks 223 out of 20,380. Before him are Barry White (1944), Rocky Marciano (1923), Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866), Adam Sandler (1966), Priscilla Presley (1945), and Humphrey Bogart (1899). After him are David Rockefeller (1915), Josephine Baker (1906), Tim Burton (1958), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), Charles Sanders Peirce (1839), and Arthur Miller (1915).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In United States

Among sociologists born in United States, Talcott Parsons ranks 2. Before him are Robert K. Merton (1910). After him are Immanuel Wallerstein (1930), C. Wright Mills (1916), Daniel Bell (1919), Robert E. Park (1864), Howard S. Becker (1928), Harold Garfinkel (1917), W. I. Thomas (1863), Herbert Blumer (1900), Charles Tilly (1929), and Mark Granovetter (1943).

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