▁and ▁Le is ure ▁in ▁Rel ation ▁to ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Val ues ". ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁Par s ons ▁gave ▁a ▁lecture ▁at ▁Ky oto ▁University ▁on ▁" A ▁Soci ologist ▁Looks ▁at ▁Contempor ary ▁U . S . ▁Society ". ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁special ▁lecture ▁at ▁Os aka ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁Par s ons ▁spoke , ▁at ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁Tom in aga , ▁on ▁" So cial ▁System ▁Theory ▁and ▁Organ ization ▁Theory " ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Soci ological ▁Association . ▁Ear lier ▁that ▁day , ▁Par s ons ▁had ▁a ▁discussion ▁with ▁Tom in aga ▁at ▁I wan ami ▁Sh oten , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁journal ▁SH ISO . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁K wan se i ▁G aku in ▁University ▁granted ▁Par s ons ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ▁degree . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁lect ures ▁would ▁be ▁collected ▁into ▁a ▁volume ▁by ▁Kur ata ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁Par s ons ▁fle w ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁mid - Dec ember ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁friendship ▁H ide ich iro ▁Nak ano ▁sent ▁Par s ons ▁a ▁Bud d ha ▁mask . ▁Par s ons ▁had ▁especially ▁been ▁capt iv ated ▁by ▁certain ▁aspects ▁of ▁Z en ▁Buddh ism . ▁He ▁told ▁his ▁friends ▁that ▁after ▁his ▁experience ▁in ▁Japan , ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁re cons ider ▁certain ▁aspects ▁of ▁his