Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Theory

Talcott Parsons Theory of Power (triumphias.com)
Parsons regards power as something possessed by society as a whole. As such power is a generalized facility of resources in the society. It is the capacity to mobilize the resources of the society for the attainment of goals for which a general public commitment has been made.
The Bleak Genius of Michel Foucault (compactmag.com)
Engines of Sacrality: A Footnote on Randall Collins' Interaction Ritual Chains (2013) (blogspot.com)
Are You an Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You by David Graeber (2000) (theanarchistlibrary.org)