# Structuration **Domain:** Sociology / Conflict theory **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Structuration** here means the organization of rivalry into repeatable roles, schedules, rules, rankings, sanctions, and recognized outcomes. It does not drain a fixed reservoir of aggression; it supplies a social form through which contest is made legible. ## Significance This is the article's preferred mechanism over catharsis and the basis of scheduled resolution. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/Q/bo58929421.html) ## Routes [[wiki/Catharsis|Catharsis]] · [[wiki/Scheduled Resolution|Scheduled Resolution]] · [[wiki/Catharsis vs. Structuration|Catharsis vs. Structuration]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]