The late sociologist Norbert Elias's theories offer a historical perspective on how manners and societal norms evolve. In his book, The Civilizing Process, Elias traces the development of manners from ...
We’re at the end of what the German sociologist, Norbert Elias, called The Civilizing Process (that bit’s in episode one). If anything, apparently we’re too bloody civilized. We’re baffled.