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The main approaches to and methods of mathematical modeling in contemporary humanitarian sciences are outlined. The main concepts of social conflicts, means of their classification and interpretation \u2013 including ethnic-social, religious, and other conflicts \u2013 are considered. The notion of a conflict in a social system is defined in terms of mathematical modeling. A model based on the Langevin diffusion equation is introduced. The model is based on the idea that all individuals in a society interact by means of a communication field. This field is induced by each individual in the society and forms informational interaction between individuals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>An analytical solution of the system of equations is given in the first approximation for a diverging type of diffusion. 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