Talcott Parsons Sociological Perspectives

Five respected theorists by the names of Talcott Parsons, Frantz Fanon, Herbert Marcuse, Carol Stabile, and Martha Gimenez, have based their theories, and furthermore critiqued other’s stances with modern capitalism. Parsons is concerned with how society is integrated and socialized. Fanon has a strong concern with how violence becomes a tool for political struggle. Marcuse is focused on the liberation and freedom of society. Stabile harshly critiques postmodernism and Feminism, as does Gimenez with intersectionality. These five theorists carry commonalities and differences, which can be vastly recognized throughout their writings.
Beginning with the post-war period, Talcott Parsons discusses his theory of a capital system. Parson’s is interested in how integrated and
The negative aspect has minimal control over destructive behavior and any type of conflict can be extremely disruptive. A motivational problem of order is when particular structures of social systems can develop as potential disruption, such as the problem of opportunity, the problem of prestige, and the problem of power (pg. 2). Parsons is concerned with how we keep a capital going strong through a safety net and how well a social system is constructed (4/5). A rather important aspect is a positive disruption of a system of social relationships, and the withdrawal of individual responsibilities. An individual’s withdrawal is in fact the most important direction toward deviant behavior, which develops problems of social control. Notably illness is a very important type of withdrawal behavior in society. Conformity- alienation can be established by conforming to the propositions of others or being alienated by them. (pg. 2) Changes in society is focused on attitudes in modern society to conform or deviate from a social system (4/5). Once these disruptive acquisitions are identified we then can move on to how we can overcome