Talcott Parsons Today offers a reappraisal-and extension-of the work of the most significant and influential twentieth-century sociologist. The volume consists of original essays by prominent Parsons scholars from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Germany. Finally, and most important, it makes a significant contribution to the current controversy surrounding an important sociological figure. The book consists of 10 essays, nine of which are original pieces; all are written by well-known scholars who are intimately acquainted with Parsons' body of work.

Contributions by: Neil J. Smelser, A. Javier Trevino, Lawrence T. Nichols, Willaim Buxton, David Rehorick, Bruce C. Wearne, Bernard Barber, Bryan S. Turner, Johnathan H. Turner