Compromisos de valor generalizados: elementos conceptuales para investigar episodios de crisis desde la teoría sociológica de Talcott Parsons

Abstract

The following article shows conceptual lines to observe, based on Parsons sociology, how crisis processes arise inside of social system. We conclude that crises result of an inflation of generalized value-commitments caused by the non-compliance of agreements, producing a deflationary spiral of loss of confidence for the commission of such commitments, and a reflexive closure of constitutive units for the establishment of future agreements to further commitments.