Showing papers on "Agonism published in 1978"
TL;DR: In this article, a Social Agonism Inventory describing specific initiation and response behaviors during episodes of social conflict was used to code agonistic activity and dyadic interactions were examined to determine whether the resolution of agonistic interactions conformed to a linear model of social dominance.
Abstract: Social agonism and dominance relations were assessed in two preschool groups. An average of 30 hours of observational data was obtained for each group during free-play over a six-week period. A Social Agonism Inventory describing specific initiation and response behaviors during episodes of social conflict was used to code agonistic activity. Dyadic interactions were examined to determine whether the resolution of agonistic interactions conformed to a linear model of social dominance. Although there were group differences in the relative frequency of different forms of conflict, systematic comparison of agonistic wins and losses re vealed similarly rigid and linear dominance structures at both preschools. The relation of aggression and dominance was empirically examined by comparing the initiation and receipt of agonism by high vs low dominance status children. Higher dominance status children engaged in more agonistic interactions, but a majority of these interactions were directed toward other high-ranking group members.
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TL;DR: The authors argue that movements employ a series of strategic guiding topoi and examine activism, antagonism, agonism, and futurism, concluding that when all four rhetorical topoi are present an avantgarde movement of radical proportions exists.
Abstract: This study argues that movements employ a series of strategic guiding topoi and examines activism, antagonism, agonism, and futurism. It concludes that when all four rhetorical topoi are present an avant‐garde movement of radical proportions exists.
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