. . . "1979-05-08Z"^^ . . . . "Parsons, Talcott"@en . "1902Z"^^ . "Talcott Parsons"@en . "Talcott Parsons (December 13, 1902 \u2013 May 8, 1979) was an American sociologist who served on the faculty of Harvard University from 1927 to 1973.Parsons developed a general theory for the study of society called action theory, based on the methodological principle of voluntarism and the epistemological principle of analytical realism. The theory attempted to establish a balance between two major methodological traditions: the utilitarian-positivist and hermeneutic-idealistic traditions."@en . . . "American sociologist" . . . . . . "1902-12-13Z"^^ . . . . . . "1979Z"^^ . .