A Historical and Intellectual Sketch of Talcott Parsons.

INTRODUCTION
This paper is a historical and intellectual sketch of the sociologist Talcott Parsons. It will include a short biography of the man as well as discuss his intellectual origins, in other words where Parsons got his influences. A main section of the paper will be devoted to discussing his ideas, theories, and key concepts, with a special emphasis on how his ideas influenced other contemporary scholars.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Talcott Parsons was born December 13, 1902 in Colorado. He was born into a religious Protestant family. His father, Edward Smith Parsons SR (1863-1943) was a…