The Established and the Outsiders: Volume 4

By John L. Scotson, Norbert Elias, John L Scotson

Book Overview

In "The Established and the Outsiders", Elias and Scotson explain differences in power and rank between two very similar groups - both working class - in a local community studied in the early 1960s. They show how one group monopolised sources of power and used them to exclude and stigmatise members of the other, pinpointing the role of gossip in the process. In a later theoretical introduction, Elias advanced a general theory of power relations, applying the established-outsiders model to changing power balances between classes, ethnic groups, colonised and colonisers, men and women, parents and children, gays and straights. A further theoretical development in the last year of his life is an essay inspired by Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mocking Bird", published here in English for the first time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904558925
• ISBN13: 9781904558927
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: University College Dublin Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Quality sociological research

The book offers insight into the relationship between a group of established people and newcomers in a village in England at the end of the 50's.It is based on a research project which was done by interviewing people from both the established and the newcomer group. It shows how a close network of old families and cooperation structures within the established community enables them to close the ranks for the newcomers and not accept them into the community.The book is written well and is easy to read, except perhaps the first chapter which shows aspects of the books age.Still a great book which i recommend to all students of sociology or others who might be interested.