The process sociology of Norbert Elias

In the first sub- chapter (3.1) , I have outlined the key elements of the sociology of Norbert Elias . By using his process sociology , we can grasp many aspects of the social world that were ignored by Bourdieu, even though there is a family resemblance between the two authors. The main characteristic of Eliasian process sociology is that it seeks to grasp phenomena as they move and change; his concept of power refers to changing balances ; his homines aperti model of societies represents a plurality of “figurations of interdependent individuals” (such as families, schools, towns, social strata, or states) where everyone is connected to everyone through “ chains of interdependences ”. Elias’ central focus has been on the study of long-term processes . The main theses of two of his books ( On the Process of Civilization and The Germans ) are shortly presented.