Download or read book Social Action Systems written by Thomas J. Fararo and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2001-09-30 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employing a process philosophical approach, Fararo studies general theoretical sociology as a time-extended tradition with three phases: classical, postclassical, and recent. The author especially focuses on the work of Talcott Parsons and George Homans, two contemporary theorists whose common aspiration was to forge a theoretical foundation for sociology that would serve to unify and integrate all theories growing out of sociological research. Ultimately, the book offers a unique perspective on sociological theory by carefully distinguishing other intellectual orientations from that of general theory.