Yes — the Social System also performs Integration, but in a different sense from the “Integration (I)” that belongs to Parsons’ four major subsystems.
This confusion happens because Integration appears at two levels in Parsons’ theory:
At the societal level:
| AGIL Function | Subsystem Responsible |
|---|---|
| A | Economy |
| G | Polity |
| I | Social System (but mainly legal-normative order) |
| L | Social + Cultural System |
Here, Integration (I) is a macro-function that manages:
The main integrators are:
So at this macro level, “Integration = the function of maintaining social order”.