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The resolution of conflict : constructive and destructive processes / Morton Deutsch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Deutsch, Morton, author.
- Series:
- Carl Hovland Memorial Lectures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Compromise (Law).
- Social conflict.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (442 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [1977]
- Summary:
- Conflict is a natural and inevitable part of our personal and social lives. In this volume Morton Deutsch, the distinguished social psychologist, explores the factors that determine whether the outcome of conflict will be fruitful or destructive. He examines conflict at the intrapsychic, interpersonal, and intergroup levels and formulates meaningful cross-level generalizations about the determination of conflict resolution.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Theoretical essays. Introduction. Cooperative and competitive processes. Intrapsychic conflict. Group formation. Intergroup conflict. Threats, promises and influence. Trust and suspicion : theoretical notes.
- pt. 2. Research papers. Experimental studies of trust and suspicion. The effects of threat and communication upon interpersonal bargaining. Further studies of the effects of threat. Structural and attitudinal factors in bargaining. Strategies of inducing cooperation.
- pt. 3. Concluding essay. Factors influencing the resolution of conflict
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-15935-8
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