There is no trying to escape from conflict because it is bound to occur. What is conflict? Hocker and Wilmot (2001) view conflict as, “An expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from others in achieving their goals” (p. 9). To simply put it conflict is when difference matters. To further explain, parties are dependent on each other because it is the disagreement itself that created the conflict in the first place which leads to an expressed struggle. Within the conflict parties are perceived to have incompatible goals and scarce resources. Perceived incompatible goals are usually seen as having a winner and a loser. Incompatible goals is described as …show more content…
The way someone manages a difference can make conflict turn into a sphere of harm or a sphere of value. The sphere of harm is when differences are managed in destructive and damaging ways. Littlejohn states (2014) states, “Conflicts are managed so badly that damage is done to people, relationships, and, indeed, entire social worlds” (p. 188). If a party were to react to an indifference by using physical or verbal violence the conflict would move into the sphere of harm. On the other hand, the sphere of value is when differences are significant, but not controversial. Instead, parties value the difference, appreciate it and view it as a positive asset. The goal of conflict is to move from the sphere of harm to the sphere of …show more content…
One difference is parties will not speak to each other the same say depending on the environment. Domenici and Littlejohn (2007) explain, “You will not communicate the same way with your best friend, son or daughter, co-worker, or professor” (p. 32). For example, in a group setting, a student might not be as verbally violent with other students as if there were two sisters having a dispute in a personal context. Moreover, in a group context parties may hold back opinions due to the fact of not know each other as well as they might in a personal setting. If parties hold back on what is said less damage can be done to the relationships and people making it easier to move to the sphere of value. On the other hand, parties involved in a personal context may know each other well enough to feel the right to push the issue and/or issues more so than in a group. The more parties know each other the easier it is to cause additional damage to peers, relationships and social worlds, creating a sphere of harm. With that being said in this case moving from the sphere of harm to value may be faster and/or easier in a group context, while in a personal context it may require extra time and effort. In addition, group contexts have additional parties involved with diverse values and beliefs to respect. When involved in a conflict parties have to take people’s religion, culture and age
When we talk about the conflict theory perspective, this refers to power and social inequality as the major cause of societal problems. The elite people of the world use power to obtain privileges and to protect themselves by using the very criminal justice system that is meant to protect everyone. When someone commits a crime such as breaking into a person’s car and stealing valuables such as a computer, means they are breaking the law. The law is a written rule that tells people in a society what they can and cannot do and there to protect everyone and if broken people are punished.
Felix Frankfurter once said, “the most constructive way of resolving conflicts is to avoid them.” which means evading the conflicts is the best way to resolve the conflicts.In the other words, if we don’t want to face the conflicts, we should stay away from them and try to not get involved in.However, in my personal opinion, I disagree with this quote since the conflicts will still surround us even though we try to avoid them. Moreover, if the conflicts are initiated by us or just comes to us, to avoid the conflicts will not help us to resolve them.
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Have you ever faced a conflict and didn’t know what you were supposed to do? People all respond to conflict differently. Some face the conflict head-on and some people leave the conflict the way it is. Anne Frank from “Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl,” Sophie Scholl from “Hitler Youth,” Elie Wiesel form “Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech” Bruno from “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: a fable,” Winston Churchill from “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat,” and few other people all responded to conflict by facing it head on and not letting opponents interfere in their ways.
... that areas of expertise can be exploited, different people are good at different things. Groups can discuss material, and that discussion can improve the quality of the decision. Groups are less likely to suffer from judgmental biases that individuals have when they make decisions. People are more likely to follow through on decisions made by groups that they are connected to. Also, more monumental decisions can be made in groups, because one member will not be singled out for blame, making the entire group responsible.
f there was only one human in the world, there would have been no clashes or any struggle.But this is not the case.There exists many people.Many can refer to five Arab or even ten Arab people.Existence if two means duality.In Sanskrit dictionary, duality is defined as a couple.Another definition of duality is a fight.Thus, two and fight, both have become synonyms.So, where there is a two, a fight will necessarily take place.Two makes an implication for two different interests, points of view, thought processes and ways of performing an action.Now, everybody is not intelligent enough to not let a difference in opinions turn into an ideology clash.
Most people when confronted with conflict, do not know how to face it, which is understandable; although, these people make no effort to learn how to deal with situations as small as everyday arguments within society. Examples of such individuals who dealt with these cases (both large and small) would be Anne Frank as seen in “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”, which was written by Anne Frank herself; as well as “Dear Miss Breed” by Joanne Oppenheim. From these people, others can learn that the best way to respond to conflict -- no matter what type of conflict it is -- by facing the situation with a calm and positive attitude along with empathizing with the other sides’ feelings.
Before understanding how to deal with conflict, one must understand what conflict is. Conflict can be defined as, “any situation in which incompatible goals, cognitions, or emotions within or between individuals or groups lead to opposition or antagonistic interaction” (Learning Team Toolkit, 2004, pp 242-243). Does the idea of conflict always have to carry a negative connotation? The growth and development of society would be a great deal slower if people never challenged each other’s ideas. The Learning Team Toolkit discusses three different views of conflict: traditiona...
Cristopher Moore's work on the effective practice of mediation is of immense significance in the field of conflict resolution. Other theorists like Roger Fisher and William Ury, developed principles for effective ways of negotiations and how to reach an agreement with mutual benefits for the negotiating side. This can include conflict prevention, management, conflict transformation, and peace building. Theorists of realism concentrate on the causes of war and conflict. Contend that the rules of the international system are dictated by anarchy, which in turn causes conflict to arise. For realists, war and violence, conflicts will continue to be unavoidable and therefore, conflict resolution is unrealistic and conflict can only be contained,
Often, conflict resolution is straightforward and easily remedied. Apparently, we don't all share the same values, and some values are simply not compatible with others. With that said, resolving conflict requires an open mind and an evaluation of one's own values. Depending on the priority and importance of one's values, a compromise could prevail or may, unfortunately, lead to an unavoidable impasse. Still, most situations require some form of compromise, barring a trade-off of one's core values, a negotiation is preferred and is usually in the best interest of the majority.
Assignment 5: Reflection Paper on understanding the conflict cycle in managing extreme behavior of special needs students. Special needs students often demonstrate a higher degree of behavioral issues and as such require additional effort to ensure that they are supported and given conflict- resolution skills and coping mechanisms. Understanding and breaking the conflict cycle is a key concept that can be used in schools to manage extreme behaviors that special needs children carry with them and others. The conflict cycle starts off with a stress event that triggers a negative or irrational belief. The beliefs triggers feel of anxieties that manifest unto inappropriate behavior.
Conflict impacts individuals in altering and unique ways. We all have our own perceptions of right and wrong as well as differing reactions to our struggles. The way we deal with conflict reveals much about who we are, our intentions change throughout time which means the outcomes are dependent on the individuals desires. However, conflict can leave its mark on the human spirit, it can result in a weakening which makes them victim to their own mental state. The changes are not always negative however, the sight of battles can spark the good in someone who wishes to make a positive change because of their experiences. In times of conflict, our mindset can change, human instinct kicks in as whatever is needed for survival becomes necessary.
Conflict avoidance is a technique used to deal with conflict. Avoiding conflict is mainly used to disregard the direct issue at hand. Avoiding conflict can be used to temporarily get rid of an issue or it can be used to permanently remove the issue. Avoiding conflict within the workplace most often results in relationship division. Workplace conflict is inevitable, meaning wherever and whenever there is a group working to accomplish similar goals as a whole, conflict will be present. Workplace conflict exists due to various factors. (Graham 2014) The most common seen factors influencing workplace conflict include role understanding, meaning who is responsible for what task, how tasks are to be accomplished, personality difference and poor
The Best Response to Conflict “The Annex is an ideal place to hide in. It may be damp and lopsided, but there's probably not a more comfortable hiding place in all of Amsterdam”(Frank 18). Every person responds to conflict in a different way, some through being optimistic, some through being pessimistic, and some simply keep quiet. Conflict is something that everyone is faced with in their life. But just as every conflictual situation can be different, so can the response to the conflict.