Social conflict is a conflict or confrontation of social powers.
Social conflict is an important aspect of social power. Sociologists however differ in views whether social conflict is limited to hostile or antagonistic opposition and whether it is a clash of coercive powers or of any opposing social powers.
Social conflict refers to the various types of negative social interaction that may occur within social relationships (e.g., arguments, criticism, hostility, unwanted demands), and may include physical violence.[1]
Social conflict describes the nature of conflict, the factors which escalate conflict, and strategies which may be used to de-escalate and settle conflict.
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Conflict Theory
The conflict theory is sociological writings of opponents to the dominance of structural functionalism, in the two decades after the Second World War. Max Weber and Karl Marx both have two different approaches to the conflict theory. Marx talks about the economic social conflicts, while Weber discusses the conflict about power. The main points of the social conflict are the values, beliefs and norms.
Conflict Interests
Conflict of interest is a type of conflict interest. We can define a conflict of interest as a situation in which a person has a private or personal interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of his or her official duties as, say, a public official, an employee, or a professional." "Social conflict is not limited to hostile or antagonistic opposition; it is not wholly a clash of coercive powers as often is implied, but of any opposing social powers".Social conflict is usually recognized through violence, and physical behabior. Yet,its more that just fighting, and killing one another. At times, it can deal with it throw a simple town in a conversation. It is acknowledged by someone's power."
Dr. Coser, a sociologist, disagrees with the majority of American sociologists who, he contends, have badly neglected and misunderstood the concept and function of social conflict. He defines social conflict as '… a struggle over the values and claims to scarce status, power and resources in which the aims of the opponents are to neutralize, injure, or eliminate their rivals'. He believes that the prevalent tendency is to look upon conflict as dysfunctional and pathological.
Types of social conflict:
- position conflict - conflict involving social positions
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- mezalians
- role conflict - conflict involving social roles
See also
- Conflict theory
- social conflict theory - a Marxist criminology theory
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References
- http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/TCH.CHAP27.HTM
- http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/full_text_search/AllCRCDocs/pruisoci.htm/2003
- http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=PAQ.026.0555A
- </ref> Chris MacDonald, Michael McDonald, and Wayne Norman, “Charitable Conflicts of Interest”, Journal of Business Ethics 39:1-2, 67-74, August 2002. <reference>
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