Cross Cultural Conflicts
CONFLICTS AND CULTURAL
A conflict appears when people with differing needs or goals are prevented – or perceive that they are being prevented – by others in achieving these needs or goals
Realistic Group Conflict theory: source of inter-group conflict is struggle over (limited) structural resources, not personal characteristics. Labor, land, oil, food (social psychology theory)
Social identity theory: conflict between groups is seen to be the result of perceived identities. Being different to another-in group vs out