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Foundations of Indian Psychology, Volume 2
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Foundations of Indian Psychology, Volume 2

by Girishwar Misra, R. Matthijs Cornelissen, Suneet Verma
February 2011
Intermediate to advanced
344 pages
12h 9m
English
Pearson India
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Resolution of Social Conflicts: An Indian Model

Raghubir Singh Pirta

Introduction

Human social conflicts have both an evolutionary and a cultural past. However, changes in inner (intra-psychic) and outer (inter-personal/environmental) contextual features drastically affect the nature of conflicts as well as their resolution. A conflict arises when two activities are incompatible. It may occur within the individual, when it is termed an intra-psychic conflict. However, more important for our purpose are those conflicts originating from the incompatible belief systems of two or more groups. The resolution of these social conflicts depends on the consonance among the cognitive beliefs. Consider the following examples.

When India was facing ...

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