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Abstract The objectives of this HSR Special Issue is to provide a comparative discussion and further perspectives of the Sociology of Transformation at the macro-, meso-, and micro-sociological levels. We would like to pursue this perspective based on a problem-oriented and comparative approach to the concep... view more
The objectives of this HSR Special Issue is to provide a comparative discussion and further perspectives of the Sociology of Transformation at the macro-, meso-, and micro-sociological levels. We would like to pursue this perspective based on a problem-oriented and comparative approach to the concepts of Norbert Elias and Pierre Bourdieu. Despite all differences in their theoretical concepts such as habitus, social field, and figuration, these two sociologists share a great deal of similarities. Not only their critical reflections on the classical philosophy and their attempt to establish a theoretical-empirical science, but also their synthetic way of sociological reflections, distinguishes them from many of their contemporary sociologists. Both of them criticize the over-specialized approaches in their discipline and its dominant ethnocentric view limited to the present time based on experiences of some highly individualized societies. With the aid of the theoretical concepts of these both sociologists, the authors of this special issue deal with different topics and problems in their own field of sociology such as work, globalization, social conflicts, immigration, democratization, as well as education.... view less
Keywords
transformation; Bourdieu, P.; Elias, N.; individualization; power; figuration; habits; social inequality; social change; social field
Classification
Macrosociology, Analysis of Whole Societies
Social History, Historical Social Research
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
social habitus; drag effect; hysteresis effect; sociology of transformation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 7-21
Journal
Historical Social Research, 42 (2017) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.42.2017.4.7-21
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed