Chernega G. The Norbert Elias's concept of the social figuration in sociology: historical and theoretical reconstruction.

The thesis presents the historical and theoretical reconstructions of the N.Elias's concept of the social figuration sociology. Theoretical principles of forming the concept of figuration are analyzed, system concepts is reconstructed, the key features unity of concept system figurative Sociology and the use of which enables fixing of the integrity and the mobility of any figuration. During the reconstruction of theoretical concepts enriched understanding of the cognitive potential of the figurative sociology and justified the possibility of using figurative approach to consider the transformation societies with figuration where old and new elements and functions of social reality subjects are combined. Specified the influence of the N.Elias's theoretical project on the formation of the most powerful synthetic sociological theories of modernity (P. Bourdieu, E.Gidens).