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DAHRENDORF'S CONFLICT THEORY 153 These two basically different conceptions of power, Marx's and Parsons', are Dahrendorf's starting point. From Marx's theory he bor-rows one central element, the notion of social change as a normal and continuous phenomenon of society; not only isolated parts of society but its entire structure change. Conflicts, as
Abstract. Ralph Dahrendorf sees the explanation of social change as the last goal of a social theory. To him, unlike functionalists such as Parsons, every society is always subject to...
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theory, Dahrendorf similarly challenges the universal explana tory power of coercion theory. The two models, he suggests, constitute complementary rather than mutually exclusive as pects of social structure. The notion of a 'janus-headed' society, in other words, is Dahrendorf's methodological starting point.
- David Binns
- 1977
Apr 25, 2020 · The criticisms of the Dahrendorf class conflict theory can be traced back to some aspects in particular, represented by the general methodological approach, concerning the problem of the nature of the classes and the social stratification, the definition of the problem of power and authority, the plausibility of the concept of interests ...
- Olaf Kühne, Laura Leonardi
- 2020
Dahrendorf's theory is explicitly based upon one of the two alternative views of society which he calls the integration theory (for instance Parsons) and the coercion theory. He justifies his own choice of the coercion model by its usefulness for his ana-lytical purpose. His deliberate one-sidedness may also be a
Apr 25, 2020 · The conflict theory devised by Dahrendorf belongs to the classics of sociological theory formation. It represents a third path between the ‘fixation on revolution’ of Marx and the ‘normative social stability’ of Parsons. From his perspective,...
If Dahrendorf's translation of the Power definition is indeed his own translation of the definition in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, and not copied directly from the Parsons- Henderson Theory of Social and Economic Organisation, the lack of