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    Challenges→Pure objective alienation does not generate social conflict.

    Social conflict can be latent or structural—manifest in institutional breakdown, crime, or withdrawal—without requiring felt rebelliousness as Dahrendorf's conflict theory demonstrates.

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    Dahrendorf's conflict theory(as used in sociology)
    A theory developed by sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf arguing that conflict is a normal, ongoing part of how society works and changes, rather than something that only happens when people feel angry or want to rebel.
    Felt rebelliousness(as used in conflict theory)
    The actual emotion or conscious desire to actively resist or fight against a system; the feeling of wanting to rebel.
    Institutional breakdown(as used in sociology)
    When the official systems that organize society (like schools, courts, or governments) stop working properly or fail to do their job.
    Latent(general philosophy)
    Hidden or not yet visible, but present underneath the surface—like a latent payoff structure that already existed but wasn't obvious.
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    To reveal, show, or make clearly visible or understandable.

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