Conflict

In social life, the term conflict usually denotes different phenomena, which include elements of fights or clashes that occur between individuals or sets of individuals (that is, social groups or states), which in extreme cases have a global scale. Conflict is a universal phenomenon that is associated with the functioning of individuals, societies, and countries. The common basis for conflict is different interpretations of the system of social values. Clashes of interests linked with the will of individual entities leads to a clash of opposing forces. The possible purpose of a fight is not only to gain (or maintain) means of production, social status, power, or values that enjoy social recognition. The fight is also waged for subordination, neutralization, or even elimination of an actual ...

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