1. An integrated theoretical framework to explain interpersonal moralistic conflict
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Michalski, Joseph H.
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Interpersonal relations -- Research ,Morality -- Research ,Social science research ,Anthropology/archeology/folklore ,Sociology and social work - Abstract
This paper offers an integrated theoretical framework to explain interpersonal, moralistic conflict that combines the logic of the 'pure sociology' approach with a social psychological framework that highlights the importance of the human capacity for language, evaluation, and justification. While violations of normative expectations are the root causes of moralistic conflict, the paper argues that one can only determine the emergence of such conflict by assessing the nature of the behavior in question in relation to the social locations of the participants in combination with the justifications invoked. The central question that the theory addresses can be distilled as follows: What explains the emergence of interpersonal, moralistic conflict? The paper specifies three core assumptions, followed by a delineation of a series of propositions designed to explicate the conditions under which moralistic conflicts emerge. The theory identifies the combination of the social geometry of interpersonal encounters along with the mechanisms that typically are used to justify the grievances that individuals express toward one another. Cet article propose un cadre theorique integre pour expliquer les conflits moraux interpersonnels qui combine la logique de l'approche de la 'sociologie pure' avec un cadre psychologique social qui souligne l'importance de la capacite humaine de langage, d'evaluation et de justification. Si les violations des attentes normatives sont les causes profondes du conflit moraliste, l'article soutient que l'on ne peut determiner l'emergence d'un tel conflit qu'en evaluant la nature du comportement en question par rapport a la situation sociale des participants, en combinaison avec les justifications invoquees. La question centrale que la theorie aborde peut etre resumee comme suit : Qu'est-ce qui explique l'emergence d'un conflit interpersonnel et moraliste ? L'article specifie trois hypotheses de base, suivies de la definition d'une serie de propositions destinees a expliquer les conditions dans lesquelles les conflits moralistes emergent. La theorie identifie la combinaison de la geometrie sociale des rencontres interpersonnelles avec les mecanismes qui sont typiquement utilises pour justifier les griefs que les individus expriment les uns envers les autres., INTRODUCTION The historical record contains countless instances of large-scale, grievance-based conflicts that can envelop whole societies through warfare and result in widespread death, destruction, and genocide. Yet, conflicts typically are [...]
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- 2021
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