The functions of social conflict.

"The positive values of conflict for all societies come to light in this study. The author reveals how conflicts fulfill social functions such as maintenance of group boundaries and the prevention of the withdrawal of members from a group. Critical of the view that conflict is dysfunctional, he...

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Main Author: Coser, Lewis A., 1913-2003
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] Free Press of Glencoe [1964, ©1956]
Edition:1st Free Press pbk. ed.
Series:Free Press paperback ; 90681.
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by Coser, Lewis A., 1913-2003
Published 1956
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