Toward a General Theory of Action

Published by Harvard University Press 1951

Toward a General Theory of Action

With contributions by: Gordon W. Allport , Clyde Kluckhohn , Henry A. Murray , Robert R. Sears , Richard C. Sheldon , Samuel A. Stouffer and Edward C. Tolman
Edited by: Talcott Parsons and Edward A. Shils

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674863507

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Kluckhohn Clyde :

Clyde Kluckhohn, Ph.D., the late Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University, was in almost continuous contact with the Navaho Indians beginning in 1923. In 1942 he became an expert consultant to the United States Office of Indian Affairs. He was the Curator of Southwestern American Ethnology at the Peabody Museum until his death in 1960. He is the author of several books, among them Beyond the Rainbow and Navaho Witchcraft.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
PART 1. The General Theory of Action
1. Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action: A General Statement Talcott Parsons, Edward A. Shils, Gordon W. Allport, Clyde Kluckhohn, Henry A. Murray, Robert R. Sears, Richard C. Sheldon, Samuel A. Stouffer and Edward C. Tolman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Some Observations on Theory in Social Science Richard C. Sheldon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
PART 2. Values, Motives, and Systems of Action Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3. A Psychological Model Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
PART 4. The Theory of Action and Its Application
1. PREJUDICE: A PROBLEM IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CAUSATION Gordon W. Allport Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
2. VALUES AND VALUE-ORIENTATIONS IN THE THEORY OF ACTION: AN EXPLORATION IN DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION Clyde Kluckhohn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	388
3. TOWARD A CLASSIFICATION OF INTERACTION Henry A. Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	434
4. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT Roborl R. Saara Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	465
5. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN ANALYSIS OF ROLE OBLIGATION Samuel A. Stouffer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	497

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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1951
Edition: 7th printing 1976. Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 506
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 36
- Tables: 16
- Other: 29 illustrations, 7 charts, 16 tables
Keywords: Sociology.

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Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674863507

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Published: February 5, 1951
ISBN: 9780674863491