Chapter 13: Conflict Flashcards
Elements of conflict
- Expressed disagreement
- Interdependence
- The felt need for resolution
Expressed disagreement
as soon as we don’t recognize disagreement or anger
Interdependence
Exist only between people who affect each other
The felt need for resolution
We differ with people over many things, but is does not lead to conflict. Occur between goal, decision need to be reconile
Ex: You like dog, your friend likes cat
Principal of conflict
- Conflict is nature
- Conflict may be overt or covert
- Conflict is shaped by social groups
- Conflict ma be managed well or poorly
- Conflict may be good
Principal 1: Conflict is nature
is normal, inevitable part of the life
P2: Maybe Overt or Covert
Overt: Open, direct, explicit
Covert: Close, not direct, when conflict happens, they fo something to hurt or upset another person
P2 - Covert Conflict take place though game
- Blemish : Pretend to be complimentary but actually puts another down.
- NIGGYSOB: A person will set another person up for a fail (man is not good cooker, wife knew that, ask him to cook then when he overcooked, she criticizes him.)
- Mine is Worse than Yours:
- Yes, But: Pretend to ask for help but then refuse all
P3: Social Groups shape the meanings of conflict behaviours
- Cultural Differences regarding conflict: Depend on what culture whethere debate is fun or not
- Differences among social communities: Not only by culture but also by gender, ethnicity.
P4: Conflict can be managed well or poorly
Depends on how we handle conflict
- Poorly: often involve intense feeling
2: Well: Use “I” language and monitor self-serving bias
P5: Conflict can be good for individual and relationship
Enhance relationship by enlarging partner’s understandings of each other
Orientation to conflict
- Lose-Lose
- Win-Lose
- Win-win
Response to conflict
- Exit
- Neglect
- Loyalty: decide to stay in a relationship and forgive
- Voice: address conflict directly and attempt to resolve
Communication Patterns During Conflict
- Unproductive Conflict Communication
- Constructive Conflict Communication
- Conflct Management Skills
Unproductive communication
- Disconfirmation of each other
- Poor listening
- Preoccupation with self
- Corss complaning
- Hostile mind-reading
- Frequent interruptions
- Kitchen-sinking
- Counterproposals
- Excessive metacommunication
- Self-Summarizing by both partners