Conflict is an ever present process in human relations. It has been defined by A. W. Green “as the deliberate attempt to oppose, resist or coerce the will of another or others. According to Gillin and Gillin, “Conflict is the social process in which individuals or groups seek their ends by directly challenging the antagonist by violence or threat of violence.”
Explanation:
Conflict is universal. It occurs in all Limes and places. There has never been a Lime or a society in which some individuals or groups did not come into conflict. According to Malthus, reduced supply of the means of subsistence is the cause of conflict. According to Darwin, the principles of struggle for existence and survival of the fittest are the main causes of conflict.
According to Freud and some other psychologists the innate instinct for aggression in man is the main cause of conflicts. Thus various causes have been mentioned leading to conflicts. It arises primarily from a clash of interests within groups and societies and between groups and societies. Conflicts also ensue as a result of the difference between the rate of change in the moral norms of a society and men’s desire, hopes, dissatisfactions and demands.
