Conflict Resolution: Theory, Research, and Practice

By James A. Schellenberg

Book Overview

Reviews classic and contemporary theories of conflict, focusing on five main ways people try to resolve their conflicts-coercion, negotiation, adjudication, mediation, and arbitration.

Broadly defining "conflict resolution," James A. Schellenberg gives systematic coverage to five main ways people may try to resolve their conflicts: coercion, negotiation, adjudication, mediation, and arbitration. The main theories of conflict, both classic and contemporary, are reviewed under four main categories: individual characteristics theories, social process theories, social structural theories, and formal theories.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791431029
• ISBN13: 9780791431023
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Conflict Resolution

Great book. If you are interesting in learning different theories of conflict and the role that these theories play in everyday conflict and conflict resolution, you have to purchase this book!