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Some Social Functions of Violence

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  • Lewis A. Coser

    (Department of Sociology of Brandeis University, University of Chicago and the University of California (Berkeley))

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American social science has traditionally been somewhat remiss in examining social conflict and social violence because of its excessive commitment to models of social har mony ; this has resulted in a tame view of social structures. This paper proposes to redress the balance somewhat by dis cussing three social functions of violence: violence as a form of achievement, violence as a danger signal, and violence as a catalyst. A plea is made that the study of social violence be given greater emphasis in further research.

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  • Lewis A. Coser, 1966. "Some Social Functions of Violence," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 364(1), pages 8-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:364:y:1966:i:1:p:8-18
    DOI: 10.1177/000271626636400102
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