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William A. Gamson Collection: Social Conflict Learning Group Activities
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Keywords

social conflict
inequality
national interests
democratic peace theory
genocide
conflict resolution
integrative ties theory
justice
peacekeeping
war
peace
William A. Gamson

How to Cite

Gamson, William A. 2023. “William A. Gamson Collection: Social Conflict Learning Group Activities”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, February. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/william-a-gamson-collection-social.

Abstract

These learning group activities were created by William A. Gamson for teaching social conflict. These activities cover a wide range of topics including: the causes of social conflict, the role of inequality, the concept of national interests, democratic peace theory (i.e., do democracies go to war with each other?), and genocide and its prevention....

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Subject Area(s):
Peace, War, World Conflict, and Conflict Resolution, Political Sociology
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
College 100, College 200, College 300, College 400
Class Size(s):
Any

Usage Notes

These activities were published posthumously. Adopters may need to update the examples used.  

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