Using conflict theory / Otomar J. Bartos, Paul Wehr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartos, Otomar J., author.

Wehr, Paul Ernest, 1937- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conflict.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 219 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human conflict - from family feuds, to labor strikes, to national warfare - is an ever-present and universal social problem and the methods to manage it, a challenge for everyone, from average citizens to policymakers and social theorists. Using Conflict Theory will educate students about how, under what conditions, and why conflict erupts, and how it can be managed. It is a unique classroom book blending theory and practical application and the first to bridge for students the science of social theory and the art of practice. The authors extract from classical sociological theory (Marx, Dahrendorf, Weber, Durkheim, and Parsons), and interpret for the student how these theoretical perspectives have contributed to understanding social conflict (its sources, the causes of escalation and de-escalation of violence, the negotiations process). The perspectives of contemporary theorists (such as Randall Collins, James Coleman, Joseph Himes, Hubert Blalock) are also brought to bear on these questions.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Understanding Conflict; CHAPTER THREE Development of Incompatible Goals; CHAPTER FOUR Application to the Civil Rights Struggle; CHAPTER FIVE Emergence of Overt Conflicts; CHAPTER SIX Application to a University Conflict; CHAPTER SEVEN Escalation and Deescalation; CHAPTER EIGHT Application to Conflict in Bosnia; CHAPTER NINE Making Conflict Work Economically; CHAPTER TEN Understanding and Managing Conflicts; APPENDIX Prelude to the Dissolution of Yugoslavia

NotesReferences; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-212) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12148-5

9786612389177

1-282-38917-3

0-511-64300-4

0-511-61369-5

0-511-07626-6

0-511-15828-9

0-511-55720-5

0-511-07783-1

OCLC:

70758016