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Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Handbook of Clinical Sociology

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Sociologists know that conflict is an integral part of social life. We also know that a key issue is how conflict is handled. Disputants may practice denial and avoidance, may continue an acrimonious ongoing argument, or resort to either violence or litigation. For example, teens may get into fights that could escalate from words to fists to weapons. Divorcing couples may be drawn into bitter long-term legal battles over child custody and support or division of marital property. Parents of a learning-disabled child may be drawn into a conflict with a school system over education for their child. Workers and management, environmental activists and developers, neighbors, community groups, and governments, as well as ethnic groups and nations may find their interests at odds and find themselves in the role of opponents in a conflict.

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Rebach, H.M. (2001). Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. In: Rebach, H.M., Bruhn, J.G. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Sociology. Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1217-2_11

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