Norbert Elias and the Analysis of History and Sport

Systematizing Figurational Sociology

AvJoannes Van Gestel

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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In times when the social sciences have become increasingly fragmented and more focused on ‘the pieces of the puzzle’, the puzzle, as a topic in its own right, has slowly been moved towards the background. Nonetheless, as humanity becomes ever more globalized, there is a greater need for in-depth discussion on the theory behind the direction of humanity in history and the interrelationships between the different areas in which humans associate, including that of leisure and sport.At its heart, Norbert Elias and the Analysis of History and Sport explains both the course of history and how the roles that leisure and sport have occupied in it should be investigated. Exploring this from Norbert Elias’ figurational (or process sociological) standpoint, the book offers a unique perspective as Van Gestel approaches the theoretical concepts and ideas by systematizing the views of the iconic scholar and offers new insights into his central theory. Furthermore, drawing upon theoretical principles that are universal to humans rather than relative to a case study, Van Gestel offers an applicable guideline which explains phenomena beyond specific cultures or circumstances that have so far been a customary practice by process sociologists.Norbert Elias and the Analysis of History and Sport is a valuable title which will appeal to postgraduate students and scholars interested in fields such as social studies, leisure and sport studies, and history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-01-14
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:320 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Antal sidor:170
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367473426

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Joannes Van Gestel is a research fellow at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Antwerp, Belgium.

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List of figures Acknowledgements Contents of this book Sociology as a relatively autonomous discipline Understanding Elias The uncertainty of the social scientist Science and knowledge The complexity and simplicity of reductionism Sport and sportization Basic levels of integration – natural and physical constraints Natural constraints Physical constraints Evolution Human biological characteristics The nervous system Psychological constraints Components of the psychological make-up Innate functions Innate amoral functions Learned functions Learned drive-generating functions Moral functions Learned drive-resolution functions‘Polymorphous’ functions Memory Affection Social constraints Power and figurations On power and games Figurations Types of human social bonds Economic bonds Political bonds Affective bonds On the (non)existence of cognitive bonds Types of social enclaves The commingling of constraints and the tasks of the sociologist The variables of the sociologist On problems with the artificial macro-meso-micro categorization Defining identities and social units The direction of social processes Blind social processes (un)Intended actions and consequences On the civilizing directions of history In The Civilizing ProcessTowards a theory of civilizing, decivilizing and informalizing processes On the extent of civilizing processes The principles of civilizing processes The Spare time spectrum and the need for deroutinization Process sociology and (de)routinization in social enclavesThe process of deroutinization The investigation of historical processes in sport and leisure Sportization The philosopher’s approach The conventional approach of the sociologist The creation of an optimal tension balance in sport Towards a reorientation of the concept of sportization ReferencesSubject and author index