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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > criminological theory > conflict theory
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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > macrosociological theories > conflict theory
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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > schools and theoretical approaches > conflict theory

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conflict theory  

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  • Conflict theory is a perspective in the behavioral sciences that explains that the social world is in a continuous state of change because of its broad spectrum of inequality among many parts. This paradigm explores how society stratifies its members by variables such as gender, race, ethnicity, and class. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Conflict Theory]

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