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Blau's Dialectical Sociology
Author(s) -
WEINSTEIN MICHAEL A.,
WEINSTEIN DEENA
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1972.tb00704.x
Subject(s) - dialectic , sociology , epistemology , focus (optics) , order (exchange) , conflict theories , social science , philosophy , economics , conflict resolution , physics , finance , optics
The focus of Blau's dialectical sociology is the notion that human organization is characterized by dilemmas, such as the freedom‐order problem. Dilemmas are inherent in social existence and underlie conflict and change. Blau's dialectic of conflict can be supplemented by dialectics of cooperation to make a more comprehensive theory.