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According to George Simmel

1. conflict on one hand, breaks certain relationship and on the other, strengthens unity in society.

2. Simmel has also described how conflict plays a positive role among various social relationships and structures.

3. The inner bitterness, opposition and also the external disputes keep families and concepts bound together.

4. conflict creates a new social structure along with other factors that strengthen social unity.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

1, 2, 3

1, 2,3,4

1, 3, 4

2, 3, 4

Explanation:

- Statement 1: George Simmel believed that conflict can both break relationships and enhance unity within society. It's a paradoxical view that conflict can simultaneously separate and bond people together.

- Statement 2: Simmel analyzed conflict's positive role in social relationships and structures. He saw it as a driver for change and adaptation, helping societies evolve.

- Statement 3: Simmel noticed that even internal bitterness or opposition could keep families and groups tightly knit, due to the dynamics of resolving disagreements.

- Statement 4: Conflict contributes to the creation of new social structures, which in turn strengthens overall social unity by providing new frameworks for interaction.

- Option 2: 1, 2, 3, 4: This option includes all statements, reflecting Simmel’s multifaceted view of conflict as both disruptive and constructive.

Correct Answer: Option 2 - 1, 2, 3, 4