Parsons and Dahrendorf Two Opposing Concepts of Social Change in the U.S.A.: A Tribute to The Depth of Sociological Theory in the 21 Century (Contemporary Theory)

Parsons and Dahrendorf Two Opposing Concepts of Social Change in the U.S.A.: A Tribute to The Depth of Sociological Theory in the 21 Century (Contemporary Theory)

Steven Gerardi, Ph. D,

Professor Emeritus for Sociology, New York City College for Technology (CUNY)

The last in a series of “The Depth of Sociological Theory”, this effort compares and contrasts Parsons’s concept of Functionalism with Dahrendrof’s Conflict View.

Keywords: Parsons; Dahrendorf; Two Opposing Concepts;  Social Change

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Steven Gerardi.Parsons and Dahrendorf Two Opposing Concepts of Social Change in the U.S.A.: A Tribute to The Depth of Sociological Theory in the 21 Century (Contemporary Theory). International Journal of Social Research, 2022; 6:60. DOI: 10.28933/ijsr-2022-01-1905

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