Transnational Working Group on the Dynamics of Conflict
Abstract
The research activities of a group of European and American social psychologists are reported. Within the general area of the origins and resolution of social conflict, specific investigations are summarized for the following topics: (1) the acquisition of information in a conflict relationship; (2) the order or sequence in which possible contracts are considered by a bargainer; (3) the effects on bargaining of difficulty of the bargaining problem, importance of the stakes, asymmetrical dependence, and 'national' differences, (4) the effect of within-group conflict upon intergroup conflict, (5) methods of influence between the majority within a group and a disaffected subgroup, (6) the basis of ingroup-outgroup conflict, (7) conceptions of social interdependence relationships involving both cooperative and competitive components, (8) reactions to prior help received from another person, and (9) factors affecting the perceived magnitude of conflict. Unanticipated results pertaining to individual differences in conceptions of and orientations to conflict interactions are also summarized. The meetings of this group of scientists are reported together with their self-evaluation and recommendations for similar transnational working groups.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732487
Entities
People
- Gerald H. Shure
- Harold H. Kelley
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles