5. Offer your own assessment of Coser’s claim that conflict can be functionally beneficial in some circumstances. Provide an example to illustrate.

Recent events have reinforced the Coser’s claim that conflict can be functionally beneficial in some circumstances. The February 14th, school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County Florida, is a prime example of this issue. Politicians, parents and students have risen up to demand changes in legislation that relates to gun control, following the deaths of seventeen students and faculty members at the hands of former student.
Over the last several decades America has experienced mass shootings at schools and venues across the nation. Names such as Columbine, Virginia Tech and Las Vegas, have become synonymous with incidents of mass violence. Although politicians across the aisle have seemingly bantered in a continuous drone over gun control, a new group has entered the discussion. This time, students are speaking up to demand action from those who represent them. The politicians have been reserved concerning the actions that they can take concerning changes to the legislation. Even as students marched on Jacksonville, and threaten to walk out of schools in protest on March 14th, the political representatives still appear grounded in their …show more content…
Major retailers across the nation have taken it upon themselves to institute internal changes that in many ways address the concerns that have already been vocalized. Walmart and Dicks Sporting Goods have publically announced that they have voluntarily removed rifles such as the popular AR15 sporting rifle from their shelves. These stores have also stated that they will raise the minimum age of the individual that they will sell weapons and ammunition. The conflict may not have had the had the intended global results, however it has begun the