Competition is conflict when equal is against equal. This can include roles, groups, and sectors.

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Conflict can happen at any level of social unit:
- Role conflicts
- Competition
- Class conflicts
- Minority conflict and deviation
- Proportion struggle
- International relations


Levels of Human Conflict

Angell, R. C. (1965). The Nature of Human Conflict. By Elton B. McNeil. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.. Sociology of Human Conflict, 28(1), 91-115 https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/28.1.48-a

The Sociology of Human Conflict

 Role conflicts occur between family roles, occupational roles, social roles, individual/personality roles.

Role Conflicts in Sociology

Competition in Human Conflict

Class conflicts include any contention between classes of people within any hierarchy (i.e. religious, economic).

Class Conflicts in Sociology

Conflict between majority/authority figures/representatives and minority/inferior figures or groups. 

Minority conflict and deviation

Referes to the struggle between dichotomous views of equal proportion. Societal level - equal vs. equal. 

Proportion Struggle 

Conflict between nations/states or within nations (civil war). 

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