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What Is Sociology?

by Norbert Elias
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What Is Sociology?
What Is Sociology?

Historical evolution of modern society and man.

"What Is Sociology?" by Norbert Elias could be a stimulating read if you're interested in understanding how society shapes individuals and vice versa. Elias's work dives deep into the interplay between personal developments and social structures throughout history. It's especially intriguing if you're keen on the intricate relations between our daily behaviors and broader societal trends.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

What Is Sociology?

by Norbert Elias
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ISBN: 9780231045513
Authors: Norbert Elias
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date of Publication: 1984-09-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology
Related Topics: Social Issues, Politics, History
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 96 readers)

Description

What Is Sociology? presents in concise and provocative form the major ideas of a seminal thinker whose work—spanning more than four decades—is only now gaining the recognition here it has long had in Germany and France. Unlike other post-war sociologists, Norbert Elias has always held the concept of historical development among his central concerns; his dynamic theories of the evolution of modern man have remedied the historical and epistemological shortcomings of structuralism and ethnomethodology. What Is Sociology? refines the arguments that were first found in Elias' massive work on the civilizing process, in which he formulated his major assertions about the interdependence of the making of modern man and modern society. It is Elias' contention that changes in personality structure—embodied in phenomena ranging from table manners and hygiene habits to rites of punishment and courtly love—inevitably reflect and mould patterns of control generated by new political and social institutions. Elias' rejection of a dichotomy between individual and society, and his use of psychoanalysis, political theory, and social history, help restore a fullness of resource to sociology.
 

Historical evolution of modern society and man.

"What Is Sociology?" by Norbert Elias could be a stimulating read if you're interested in understanding how society shapes individuals and vice versa. Elias's work dives deep into the interplay between personal developments and social structures throughout history. It's especially intriguing if you're keen on the intricate relations between our daily behaviors and broader societal trends.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.