TЕОРИЈА ДРУШTВЕНОГ СИСTЕМА КАО „TКАЊЕ“ СTРУКTУРНОГ ФУНКЦИОНАЛИЗМА – ПРИЛОГ ЗА НОВО TУМАЧЕЊЕ ПАРСОНСА
SOCIAL SYSTEM THEORY AS A „КNITTING“ OF STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM – A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NEW PARSONS INTERPRETATION

Summary/Abstract: Topic of the article is problem how to understand Parsons’ theory of the social system properly as a product of structural functionalism. In other words question amounts to the method of theory building and thus on the role of main Parsons pattern variables elaborated in the works of Carnegy Project: The Social System (1951), Values, Motives and Structure of Action (1951), and Working Papers in the Theory of Action (1953). Author is about to maintain that crucial conceptual clusters as a basis of Parsons theory buiding are: under the rubric of theory of action: four pattern variables – universalism-particularism, affectivity-neutrality, performance- quality, specificity-difusness; under the rubric of system theory: AGIL šeme – namely adaptation, goal-attainment, integration, and latency or pattern maintenance. Conceptual row needed for synthesis of both is provided with: value-rolenorm- collectivity, along the three general problem of any system: structure and inner dynamic, change and hierarchy and controll. Its synthesis is demonstrated on the all three levels of personality system, social system and system of culture.

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