The Resolution of Conflict: Constructive and Destructive Processes

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Yale University Press, Jan 1, 1973 - Psychology - 420 pages
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.
 

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Contents

Introduction
3
Cooperative and Competitive Processes
20
Intrapsychic Conflict
33
Group Formation
48
Intergroup Conflict
67
Threats Promises and Influence
124
Trust and Suspicion Theoretical Notes
143
RESEARCH PAPERS
177
The Effects of Threat and Communication upon Inter personal Bargaining Initial Studies
215
Further Studies of the Effects of Threat
249
Structural and Attitudinal Factors in Bargaining
282
Strategies of Inducing Cooperation Experimental Studies
314
CONCLUDING ESSAY
349
Factors Influencing the Resolution of Conflict
351
Bibliography
401
Index
413

Experimental Studies of Trust and Suspicion
179
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About the author (1973)

Morton Deutsch was born in the Bronx, New York on February 4, 1920. He received a bachelor of science degree from City College in 1939 and a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces during World War II and flew 30 missions as a navigator over Nazi-occupied Europe. He received a doctorate from M.I.T. He was a leading expert on conflict resolution and mediation. He wrote or co-wrote several books including Preventing World War III and The Resolution of Conflict. In 2006, he, Peter T. Coleman, and Eric C. Marcus edited The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice. He served on the faculty at Teachers College of Columbia University from 1963 until he became professor emeritus in 1990. He died on March 13, 2017 at the age of 97.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Resolution of Conflict: Constructive and Destructive Processes
AuthorMorton Deutsch
Editionunabridged
PublisherYale University Press, 1973
ISBN0300021860, 9780300021868
Length420 pages
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