Social structure and personality / Talcott Parsons

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part one. Theoretical perspectives
The superego and the theory of social systems
The father symbol : an appraisal in the light of psychoanalytic and sociological theory
The incest taboo in relation to social structure and the socialization of the child
Social structure and the development of personality : Freud's contribution to the integration of psychology and sociology
Some reflections on the problem of psychosomatic relationships in health and illness

Part two. Stages of the life cycle
The school class as a social system : some of its functions in American society
Youth in the context of American society
The link between character and society / with Winston White
Toward a healthy maturity

Part three. Health and illness
Definitions of health and illness in the light of American values and social structure
Mental illness and "spiritual malaise" : the role of the psychiatrist and of the minister of religion
Some theoretical considerations bearing on the field of medical sociology

Includes bibliography and index