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

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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