Competition and dissensus: two types of conflict and of conflict resolution

The present paper sets out to develop a simple typology of interpersonal conflicts. The evolving scheme of classification is based upon sources of conflicts as well as upon the modes of their settlement. Some systematic relationships between sources of conflicts and their settlements are suggested. Certain sources of conflict may tend to call forth a certain type of mechanism for conflict resolution, but the form of the conflict may also frequently be determined by the available means of solution. On the basis of such considerations an at-