Coser Lewis A. Continuities in the Study of Social Conflict

New York: The Free Press, 1967. — 290 p.In Continuities in the Study of Social Conflict the collected essays represent a unity of outlook seldom found in the study of conflict theory and a fresh attempt to deal with social violence and its functions. Professor Coser supplements and updates his now classic The Functions of Social Conflict through an analysis of the diverse, recent findings and theories in the field—many of which are a direct result of his earlier work. Showing that harmony and equilibrium models of the social order are inadequate in dealing with contemporary societies, he presents an alternative method of coming to grips with the realities of current social and political problems.The Functions of Social Conflict RevisitedSocial Conflict and the Theory of Social Change
The Termination of Conflict
Violence and the Social Structure
Some Social Functions of Violence
Internal Violence as a Mechanism for Conflict Resolution,
Some Functions of Deviant Behavior and Normative FlexibilitySocial Theory and Social ConflictKarl Marx and Contemporary Sociology
Durkheim’s Conservatism and Its Implications for Sociological TheoryConflict Theory and Current PoliticsProspects for the New Nations
The Myth of Peasant Revolt
The Breakup of the Soviet Camp
The Dysfunctions of Military Secrecy