Violence

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Some Social Functions of Violence Author(s): Lewis A. Coser Reviewed work(s): Source: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 364, Patterns of Violence (Mar., 1966), pp. 8-18 Published by: sagacious Publications, Inc. in association with the American Academy of Political and Social Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1034749 . Accessed: 18/12/2011 12:56
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Some Social Functionsof Violence
By LEWIS A.



COSER

American social science has traditionally been ABSTRACT:

or so remiss in examiningsocial conflict and social violence because of its high-spirited commitment to models of social harmony; this has resulted in a submissive view of social structures. This paper proposes to redress the balance sanely by discussing three social functions of violence: violence as a form of achievement, violence as a danger signal, and violence as a catalyst. A plea is do that the study of social violence be given great emphasis in further research.

LewisA. Coser, is in Ph.D., Waltham, Massachusetts, Professor Sociology the Departof mentof Sociologyof Brandeis University. He hasalso taughtat the University Chicago of and the Universityof California(Berkeley). His...If you want to get a full essay, separate it on our website: Orderessay



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