TEACHSOC: Re: Social Conflict Reading

[Del Thomas Ph D]

A, Thank you for reminding us that classics .....are just that.   They have a richness that  adds to the students understanding of the topic. I have found that when students read and translate (to IM talk) they get it and take some ownership. Del D. Angus Vail wrote: Hi, John and other dear teachers.  If you're OK straying from the functionalist path, you might want to consider Georg Simmel's essay "Conflct" in Conflict and the Web of Group Affiliation.  Of course, Marx and Engels's "Manifesto of the Communist Party" is short, sweet, and explains class conflict pretty nicely.  That's a good start in any case... Hope that helps.  As always, A. D. Angus Vail Associate Professor of Sociology Willamette University 900 State Street Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503.370.6313 Fax: 503.370.6512 "It's not enough to know that things work. The laurels go to those who can show HOW they work." From: "John Eby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <teachsoc@googlegroups.com> Subject: TEACHSOC: Social Conflict Reading Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:26:04 -0400 > >I teach a course, Social Conflict, Justice and Peacemaking. For a >theoretical background I used Coser, The Functions of Social Conflict in the >past. The course also has a section on mediation and conflict resolution. > >Does anyone have a suggestion of something more current than Coser which is >relatively short to give a theoretical foundation to how sociologists look >at conflict? > >John Eby > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---