voluntaristic theory of action
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voluntarism — A term usually contrasted with determinism , voluntarism denotes the assumption that individuals are the agents of their actions, and have some control over what they do. Voluntarism s alliance with action contrasts with the deterministic… … Dictionary of sociology
Parsons, Talcott — (1902 79) For some twenty to thirty years after the Second World War, Talcott Parsons was the major theoretical figure in English speaking sociology, if not in world sociology. An American who worked all his life in the United States, apart from… … Dictionary of sociology
Pareto, Vilfredo — (1848 1923) An Italian economist and sociologist, subject of an extensive treatment in Talcott Parsons s The Structure of Social Action(1937) as a co founder of the ‘voluntaristic theory of action’, but since largely ignored by sociologists.… … Dictionary of sociology
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