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en-wikipedia-org-9490		Conflict theories - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	3504	486	55	Conflict theories are perspectives in sociology and social psychology that emphasize a materialist interpretation of history, dialectical method of analysis, a critical stance toward existing social arrangements, and political program of revolution or, at least, reform. Karl Marx is regarded as the father of social conflict theory,[citation needed] which is a component of the four major paradigms of sociology. These conflicts would be then reflected in society and Ward assumed there had been a "perpetual and vigorous struggle" among various "social forces" that shaped civilization.[6][7] Ward was more optimistic than Marx and Gumplowicz and believed that it was possible to build on and reform present social structures with the help of sociological analysis. C. Wright Mills has been called the founder of modern conflict theory.[12] In Mills's view, social structures are created through conflict between people with differing interests and resources.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9490.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9490.txt