Norman Gabriel
Biographic Data
| ID | 3975964 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Norman Gabriel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Norman |
| FAMILY NAME | Gabriel |
| SIGNATURE | GABRIEL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Plymouth and Copenhagen Business School |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
International Comparisons in Learning and Education: Eliasian Perspectives
This Open Access edited volume addresses the important role of education in society through the lens of theoretical concepts developed by Norbert Elias.
Figurational Sociology
Figurational sociology” or “process sociology” are terms associated with a research tradition strongly influenced by the work of the German Jewish sociologist Norbert Elias (1897–1990). Human beings are social beings embedded in figurations which are always changing and developing, but continue to be mainly unplanned. Elias used concepts that can help to explain the development of sociopsychological processes in society, emphasizing the strong, a…
Survival Units as the Point of Departure for a Relational Sociology
Survival Units as the Point of Departure for a Relational Sociology
European social theory has always been characterized by different dichotomous positions. Action-structure, subjectivism-objectivism, and methodological individualism-methodological holism are conflicting positions that have been competing throughout the history of European social theory. Each of these positions enables and constrains one's framework for sociological analysis. With the rise of modern sociological theory in the late nineteenth cent…
Handing over the Torch: Intergenerational Processes in Figurational Sociology
This collection of essays is designed to show how the various concepts of Norbert Elias's writings fit together in an overall vision for sociology, and how this has come to inspire the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research tradition of 'figurational' sociology. In this introduction, we focus on a somewhat neglected aspect of Elias's work, the concept of generation. We explore his role as a teacher, passing the torch to a first generation of…
Norbert Elias and Developmental Psychology
This paper looks at the important similarities between Norbert Elias and two of the most well-known developmental psychologists of childhood, John Bowlby and Lev Vygotsky. After discussing some of the connections in their approach to the social learning of young children, it argues that Elias's perspective is more suitable for integrating the affective and cognitive aspects of early development and comparing the many different types of language t…
The Importance of Survival Units for Norbert Elias's Figurational Perspective
In this paper, we argue that Norbert Elias's concept of survival unit is a distinctive part of the development of his figurational sociology and one of the most consistent contributions to relational thinking. The survival unit is a particular form of figuration which provides security and the material foundations for life such as food and shelter. Every human being is born into a survival unit. This unit is a relational concept which cannot be c…
The Importance of Survival Units for Norbert Elias's Figurational Perspective
In this paper, we argue that Norbert Elias's concept of survival unit is a distinctive part of the development of his figurational sociology and one of the most consistent contributions to relational thinking. The survival unit is a particular form of figuration which provides security and the material foundations for life such as food and shelter. Every human being is born into a survival unit. This unit is a relational concept which cannot be c…
Handing over the Torch: Intergenerational Processes in Figurational Sociology
This collection of essays is designed to show how the various concepts of Norbert Elias's writings fit together in an overall vision for sociology, and how this has come to inspire the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research tradition of 'figurational' sociology. In this introduction, we focus on a somewhat neglected aspect of Elias's work, the concept of generation. We explore his role as a teacher, passing the torch to a first generation of…
Norbert Elias and Developmental Psychology
This paper looks at the important similarities between Norbert Elias and two of the most well-known developmental psychologists of childhood, John Bowlby and Lev Vygotsky. After discussing some of the connections in their approach to the social learning of young children, it argues that Elias's perspective is more suitable for integrating the affective and cognitive aspects of early development and comparing the many different types of language t…
The Importance of Survival Units for Norbert Elias's Figurational Perspective
In this paper, we argue that Norbert Elias's concept of survival unit is a distinctive part of the development of his figurational sociology and one of the most consistent contributions to relational thinking. The survival unit is a particular form of figuration which provides security and the material foundations for life such as food and shelter. Every human being is born into a survival unit. This unit is a relational concept which cannot be c…
Handing over the Torch: Intergenerational Processes in Figurational Sociology
This collection of essays is designed to show how the various concepts of Norbert Elias's writings fit together in an overall vision for sociology, and how this has come to inspire the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research tradition of 'figurational' sociology. In this introduction, we focus on a somewhat neglected aspect of Elias's work, the concept of generation. We explore his role as a teacher, passing the torch to a first generation of…
Norbert Elias and Developmental Psychology
This paper looks at the important similarities between Norbert Elias and two of the most well-known developmental psychologists of childhood, John Bowlby and Lev Vygotsky. After discussing some of the connections in their approach to the social learning of young children, it argues that Elias's perspective is more suitable for integrating the affective and cognitive aspects of early development and comparing the many different types of language t…
Survival Units as the Point of Departure for a Relational Sociology
European social theory has always been characterized by different dichotomous positions. Action-structure, subjectivism-objectivism, and methodological individualism-methodological holism are conflicting positions that have been competing throughout the history of European social theory. Each of these positions enables and constrains one's framework for sociological analysis. With the rise of modern sociological theory in the late nineteenth cent…
Survival Units as the Point of Departure for a Relational Sociology
Figurational Sociology
Figurational sociology” or “process sociology” are terms associated with a research tradition strongly influenced by the work of the German Jewish sociologist Norbert Elias (1897–1990). Human beings are social beings embedded in figurations which are always changing and developing, but continue to be mainly unplanned. Elias used concepts that can help to explain the development of sociopsychological processes in society, emphasizing the strong, a…
International Comparisons in Learning and Education: Eliasian Perspectives
This Open Access edited volume addresses the important role of education in society through the lens of theoretical concepts developed by Norbert Elias.
Sociology (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology and Norbert Elias (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)