CHAPTER 10 Conflict Theory A. Oberschall This essay covers three broad topics. First‚ there has been renewed debate about human nature and the roots of intergroup violence and warfare in evolutionary biology‚ in psychology‚ and in anthropology. The “ordinary man” hypothesis explains why and how humans justify and participate in violence and atrocities. Second‚ in addition to interstate wars‚ political scientists have been studying insurgencies‚ ethnic cleansing‚ civil wars‚ genocide‚ ethnic riots
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International Relations : Important Theories a) Realism/ Realist b) Liberalism/ Liberals c) Marxism Realism makes four basic assumptions about international relations: * The state is the most important actor in international relations. This means that national governments are the most important player in the game of international politics--interest groups like Amnesty International or individual figures like the pope have no effect on how nations relate to one another. * The
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A conspiracy theory is a theory that explains an event as being the result of a plot by a covert group or organization or a belief that a particular unexplained event was caused by such a group according to the dictionary. Fears of conspiracies have been present in America since its birth‚ mostly focused around politics. For example‚ Andrew Jackson was confronted by an assassin in 1835‚ but the gun failed to fire. The man was committed an asylum after being judged insane. Soon after‚ however‚ two
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Theories of Deviance Deviance is any behavior that violates social norms‚ and is usually of sufficient severity to warrant disapproval from the majority of society. Deviance can be criminal or non-criminal. The sociological discipline that deals with crime (behavior that violates laws) is criminology (also known as criminal justice). Today‚ Americans consider such activities as alcoholism‚ excessive gambling‚ being nude in public places‚ playing with fire‚ stealing‚ lying‚ refusing to bathe‚ purchasing
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formative period in the 1950’s called ethnoscience; (2) the middle period during the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ commonly identified with the study of folk models; and (3) the most recent period beginning in the 1980’s with the growth of schema theory and the development of consensus theory. Cognitive anthropology is closely aligned with psychology‚ because both explore the nature of cognitive processes (D’Andrade 1995:1). It has also adopted theoretical elements and methodological techniques from structuralism and
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two main points of view that a person can take. These are the functionalist view‚ which is largely based on works by Talcott Parsons‚ and the conflict view‚ sometimes referred to as Marxism‚ as Karl Marx made a significant contribution towards this theory. Although in most ways these views directly oppose each other‚ ultimately‚ they are both trying to do the same thing‚ that is‚ explain why society is like it is today. Functionalists see society in a relatively optimistic way. They see groups as
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The affect of The Peloponnesian and Persian Wars on the Greeks position in the Ancient World The Peloponnesian War‚ that took place from (431-404 B.C.)‚ was fought between the Athenians and the Spartans. The Persian Wars‚ which took place from (499-448 B.C.)‚ were caused from the Persians attempts to conquer the Greek city-states. These wars affected the Greek position in the ancient world and caused the downfall of Athens. The Peloponnesian War was very intense and lasted from (431-404 B.C
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The Game Theory In this essay‚ I am going to write about international cases in which you can apply the different examples of the game theory. First of all I will explain what the game theory is and give a few demonstrations of it. Second of all‚ I will explain the specific case in which I decided to exemplify the game theory. Finally‚ I will explain or vindicate how the theory is applied to a specific case of international importance. In the next paragraph‚ I will explain what game theory
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criminalized by law in a society. From the sociological aspect‚ there are two major models that explain the origin of law and crimes: the consensus theory and the conflict theory. These two theories have radically different views on what crimes are. “The consensus theory is rooted in John Locke’s (1632-1704) “Social Contract Theory”” (Cox). According to Locke’s theory‚ government is based on a social contract between rulers and their subjects. The government needs to deal with the population justly; otherwise
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Korean War "They can call it whatever they want. I think it was a war and that’s it. A lot of guys were dying or getting wounded and you can call it "the Forgotten War" or "the conflict‚" but it was a war. That’s it." as said by Eddie Rios of the United States Marine Corps. Even though we don’t remember it‚ or don’t think it was a war but it was. The Korean War was a small one but it still happened. In this paper I will go over why the war started‚ what happened and how it ended. Without further
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