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The Collected Works of Norbert Elias Ser.: Society of Individuals by Norbert Elias (2010, Hardcover)

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PublisherUniversity College Dublin Press

ISBN-101906359075

ISBN-139781906359072

eBay Product ID (ePID)102950447

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

Publication NameSociety of Individuals

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

SubjectSociology / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorNorbert Elias

Subject AreaSocial Science

SeriesThe Collected Works of Norbert Elias Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight20 Oz

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number10

Volume NumberVol. 10

Dewey Decimal302.54

Table Of ContentNorbert Elias (1897-1990) Note on the text Preface Part I - The Society of Individuals (1939) Part II - Problems of self-consciousness and the image of man (1940s-1950s) - Wishful and fearful self-images of humans as individuals and of society The thinking statues individualisation in the social process Part III - Changes in the we-I balance (1987) Appendix I - Rainer Maria Rilke, 'The Book of Pilgrimage' Appendix II - Two poems by Goethe Appendix III - Power struggles and the concepts of 'state' and 'society' Appendix IV - Migration and the conflict of generations Bibliography Index.

SynopsisPhilosophers and social scientists have for decades - centuries even - tied themselves in knots over the supposed problem of 'individual' versus 'society', and its offshoots such as 'agency' and 'structure'. Elias shows the falsity of problem, which ought to be easily resolved by thinking in terms of processes extending over the generations - though in practice the baleful influence of philosophy leads to its constant resurrection. "The Society of Individuals" consists of three essays, the first written in 1939, the second dating from the 1940s and 1950s, and the third a final reflection composed in 1987 only three years before Elias' death. In each, Elias takes the discussion to a new level, demonstrating that individualisation is an inherent component of the personal socialisation process and of inter-generational civilising processes, exploding the myth of the 'We-less ego', and introducing important conceptual innovations, including 'I-identity' versus 'We-identity' and the 'We-I balance'.

LC Classification NumberHM1276