Dear John, You've created a great title for your course, I really like it!
I've also read through James A. Schellenberg's _Conflict Resolution: Theory, Research and Practice_ (Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1996). There are some great examples in the book (e.g. Einstein's letter to Freud about peace and conflict). James provides a very competent summary of various academic theories related to conflict. I've used in my classes a book titled "Dancing with Porcupines: Learning to Appreciate the Finer Points of Others." This is a very practical book that has a very approachable theory about social interaction according to conflict resolution styles. In terms of providing an overarching philosophical approach to conflict resolution, I am quite impressed by the book by Dudley Weeks titled "The Eight Essential Steps to Conflict Resolution: Preserving Relationships at Work, at Home, and in the Community." In terms of a case study of justice and peace-making, I really like the historical study of the Civil Rights Movement by Charles Marsh titled "The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, From the Civil Rights Movement to Today." I had no idea that MLK kept a loaded gun when he first started out in Montgomery and only gradually adopted a personal philosophic commitment to entering social conflict for justice and peace with the tools of nonviolence (see pp. 25-27). Hoping you end up with a course that rocks, Michael -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Eby Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 6:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: TEACHSOC: Social Conflict Reading I teach a course, Social Conflict, Justice and Peacemaking. For a theoretical background I used Coser, The Functions of Social Conflict in the past. The course also has a section on mediation and conflict resolution. Does anyone have a suggestion of something more current than Coser which is relatively short to give a theoretical foundation to how sociologists look at conflict? John Eby --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
