Explaining Modern Social Reality
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Explaining Modern Social Reality

The Basic Concepts in Norbert Elias's Figurational Sociology

Herausgeber: Perteska, Jana; Sharlamanov, Kire
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Few thinkers have contributed more to the understanding of modern civilization than Norbert Elias. Given the significance and relevance of his ideas in explaining social reality, this book seeks to make his complex concepts more accessible. A biographical account of his life (1897-1990) facilitates the comprehension of Elias's concepts. Elias's most famous work, "The Civilizing Process", is the focus of this discussion of his theoretical frameworks, with class structure, the patterns of behavior, and the role of the state as key factors. The book also dedicates special treatment to figurationa...