Chapter 9

I. Introduction 1. The Concept of Conflict 574 2. Classification of the Materials 576

II. Materials

A. Conflict as Conscious Competition 1. The Natural History of Conflict. _W. I. Thomas_ 579 2. Conflict as a Type of Social Interaction. _Georg Simmel_ 582 3. Types of Conflict Situations. _Georg Simmel_ 586

B. War, Instincts, and Ideals 1. War and Human Nature. _William A. White_ 594 2. War as a Form of Relaxation. _G. T. W. Patrick_ 598 3. The Fighting Animal and the Great Society. _Henry Rutgers Marshall_ 600

C. Rivalry, Cultural Conflicts, and Social Organization

1. Animal Rivalry. _William H. Hudson_ 604 2. The Rivalry of Social Groups. _George E. Vincent_ 605 3. Cultural Conflicts and the Organization of Sects. _Franklin H. Giddings_ 610

D. Racial Conflicts 1. Social Contacts and Race Conflict. _Robert E. Park_ 616 2. Conflict and Race Consciousness. _Robert E. Park_ 623 3. Conflict and Accommodation. _Alfred H. Stone_ 631

III. Investigations and Problems 1. The Psychology and Sociology of Conflict, Conscious Competition, and Rivalry 638 2. Types of Conflict 639 3. The Literature of War 641 4. Race Conflict 642 5. Conflict Groups 643

_Selected Bibliography_ 645 _Topics for Written Themes_ 660 _Questions for Discussion_ 661