Uneven distribution within society was predicted to be maintained through ideological coercion; the bourgeoisie would force acceptance of the current conditions by the proletariat. Conflict theory assumes that the elite will set up systems of laws, traditions, and other societal structures in order to ...
conflict theorywithdrawalThe valence-arousal conflict theory assumes that both valence and arousal will trigger approaching or withdrawing tendencies. It also predicts that the speed of processing emotional stimuli will depend on whether valence and arousal trigger conflicting or congruent motivational ...
Inequality and competition are inherent in society: Conflict theory assumes that society is characterized by inequality and competition, with groups and individuals vying for power, resources, and access to opportunities. It sees society as being divided into groups with different levels of power, priv...
realistic conflict theory- assumes that conflict will always be explained by some tangible or intangible resource that is desired by both groups and is in short supply( problem with this explanation is that their hostility towards each other started before they got into a competitive situation, it...
The conflict monitoring theory (CMT) assumes that word-stems associated with several completions should lead to crosstalk and conflict due to underdetermined responding situation (Botvinick et al. in Psychol Rev 108(3):624–652, 2001). In contrast, the Multiple-Read-Out-Model (MROM) of Jacobs ...
Conflict Theory is a theory that states that every society is in a perpetual state of conflict because it competes over scarce resources.
This approach is based on a theory of interests i.e., conflict occurs, for example, when territory is invaded. This approach has its roots in the Marxist tradition. This tradition assumes that social life is shaped by groups and individuals who struggle or compete with one another over variou...
and choose the option that they believe will serve their self-interest. Repeated mentions of the so-called Homo Economicus assumption can make it come true: If a theory assumes that the sun goes round the earth, it does not change what the sun actually does. So, if the theory is wrong,...
Many FEP studies have been devoted to the construction of theory, assuming that the decision-making processes of animals are Bayes optimal. Thus, there was not even the idea that animals irrationally make decisions depending on the reward and curiosity conflicts. For this reason, a method to ...
late-in-life towards one sex, can have costly effects on the other. Our data suggest that it can and indeed, this is precisely what an enormous body of evolutionary theory predicts. We then showed that genotypes with high late-life male fertility produce females that perform less well in ...