TALCOTT PARSONS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase talcott parsons. (close relations)
Definition of TALCOTT PARSONS
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Best Alternative Words for TALCOTT PARSONS
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american | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture • of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas noun • a native or inhabitant of the United States • the English language as used in the United States • a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country | ||||||||
functionalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment • any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose | ||||||||
social | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to human society and its members • living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups • relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society noun • a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity adjective satellite • composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability • tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind • marked by friendly companionship with others | ||||||||
sociological | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or determined by sociology | ||||||||
sociologist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society | ||||||||
sociology | nounn | |||||||
noun • the study and classification of human societies | ||||||||
structural | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure • relating to or having or characterized by structure • pertaining to geological structure • relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals adjective satellite • affecting or involved in structure or construction • concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study | ||||||||
system | nounn | |||||||
noun • instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity • a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole • (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium • a complex of methods or rules governing behavior • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts • a procedure or process for obtaining an objective • the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole • an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized | ||||||||
theory | nounn | |||||||
noun • a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena • a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena • a belief that can guide behavior | ||||||||
parsons | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States sociologist (1902-1979) |