Definition:
Conflict, an opposition
between two or more actors competing for the control of resources to which they
attribute value. Consensus; on the rules and procedures for the control and use
of valued resources. An antinuclear demonstration will probably imply a
conflictual orientation and will differ in this respect from a march of enthusiastic
football supporters after a march (334)
Example:
The case of Jodi Arias
and her boyfriend. Whilst the defendant pleas her case to the judge, this can
be looked at as a form of conflict because they are competing for control of
resources (jury). Whereas the prosecutor works with those who have witnessed
some of the crimes; consensus.
From
the Text:
“An actor compares his position
and rewards with those of a reference group considered comparable in the
stratification scale, and this comparison gives rise to discontent and
mobilization” (341)
Works Cited
Melucci,
Alberto. “Getting Involved: Identity and Mobilization in Social Movement.” International Social Movement Research,
vol. 1,1988, p. 334, 341.
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