Resolving Social Conflicts and Field Theory in Social Science

by Kurt Lewin

APA is proud to reissue these two classics by Kurt Lewin, Resolving Social Conflicts and Field Theory in Social Science, in one comprehensive volume.

In Resolving Social Conflicts, Lewin's writings reflect the applied psychologist—his practical interests in the nature and causes of social conflicts and his search for techniques in preventing and resolving them. In Field Theory in Social Science, his concerns are those of the social scientist and the conceptual and methodological tools for understanding the individual and society.

Genres: Psychology, Sociology, Theory

436 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 1997

About the author

A German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology in the United States. Kurt Lewin, exiled from the land of his birth, made a new life for himself

Reviews

[Urizen Los · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have my Jewish back three in front of goal - central defence is Frankl, Cyrulnik is out left and Lewin is on the right wing. Milton, Blake, Keats, Kiekegaard and Tillich make up the five man Protestant mid field. Up front I've got a Catholic front two of Kavanagh and Montaigne with our Methodist friend Stephen King in nets.

Eliot, Lewis, Philip K Dick and Gibran are on the subs bench.

Lewin is the tactical genius, a man of structures and shape. You spend time in his company and you come away with a sore head. Love the guy.

[Hamilton Carvalho · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic. The roots of modern social psychology are there amidst clear outdated knowledge (but it is unfair to evaluate it by modern standards).

[Robert Bogue]

It’s two books smashed into one, though the discontinuity isn’t as large as one might expect. Resolving Social Conflicts and Field Theory in Social Science are both works of Kurt Lewin. I’ve been a fan of his work for some time not just because he was one of the first people to describe a phase-gate process for change (see Lewin’s change model), but also because he demonstrated perspectives that were ahead of their time. (See A Dynamic Theory of Personality and Principles of Topological Psychology). These works speak to the organization of America and Germany, a relevant topic for the time of these writings – 1948 and 1951, respectively. Speaking as someone who understood both cultures, he was prepared to describe the machinery that made each function.

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