Theory unit 2 - Inglesa III Flashcards
what is conflict?
the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests
types of conflict (6)
economic, environmental, intrapersonal, interpersonal, relationship, emotional, etc
causes of conflict (4)
communication failure, value differences, personality, lack of cooperation ,etc
main features of C (3)
- disagreement
- parties involved
- perceived threat
responses to C (3)
- emotional: feelings we experience
- cognitive: our ideas and thoughts about it
eg: “who the fuck does he think he is?!” - physical: stress, bodily tension, increase respiration, etc
the natural character of C is: (3) - killman
misscomunication
differences in opinion
different resources
difference between compromising and collaborating - killman
compromising: each person gets their needs fullfill partially
collaborating: both person get all their needs met, by sharing about their needs and wants
Conflict styles and their consequences (5)
- competing: one’s own needs are advocated over the needs of others
consec: we might force others to accept our solution but this may be accompanied by fear or resentment - accomodating: when one yield to the needs of others
consec: we may build up frustrations that our needs are unmet - avoiding
consec: both parties may remain clueless about the real underlying issues and concerns - compromising: people gain and give in in a series of tradeoffs
consec: we may feel ok about the outcome but still harbor resentment in the future - collaborating:
consec: none, we are likely to have a better future understading and goodwill
what does the author of “the secret to nonviolent resistance” compare non-v r to?
nonviolent resistance is just as complex as military warfare
its participants must be well trained and have clear objectives which there’s need to have a strategy to achieve them
what’s a way of guaranteeing the efectiveness of nonviolent action?
is by learning where it has worked and how we can make it more powerful
eg: guatemala and unganda
theories of agression (7)
- the frustration-agression t
- relative deprivation t
- cue-arousal t
- excitation transfer t
- social learning t
- deindividuation
- environmental stressors - temp
- crowding
what’s the relation of the media with mass murderers?
the media has a role in mass murder as they glorify and revere the people who takes lifes
mass killer’s characteristics (6)
- young males
- long-standing fascination for weapons
- resentful about real or imagined rejections
- tend to ruminate about past humillations
- long for power and revenge
- usually let sb know about what they’re gonna do
what does gun control refer to?
it refers to any action taken by the government to regulate the sale, purchase, safety and use of handguns and other firearms used by citizens
arguments in favour of gun control (3)
- restrictions that have been proposed into law:
- background checks
- waiting periods
- mandatory child-safety locks
- bans on small or lightweight guns
- when most citizens are armed, criminals work to be better armed and readier to use them
- those who don’t own guns become more vulnerable
arguments against gun control:
- some believe that we are safer when more individuals have guns bc armed citizens can defend themselves
- the 2nd amendment: constitutional right to own firearms
- mental health factor: if you give a gun to the wrong person, they’re gonna do the wrong thing with it
“it’s not the guns, it’s the people”
what’s the relation between technology and gun control?
technology has made our world increasingly open but this openness may have unintended consequences as some people use tech for the good and others for the ill
examples of wrong use of tech (3)
- terrorist attack on mumbai
- quadcopter swarms that can be loaded with firearms
- 3d printers can make guns
what’s a dilemma
problem offering at least 2 solutions of which none are practically acceptable
types of dilemmas (3)
- ethical D
- hedgehog’s D
- cornelian D
what’s the ethical dilemma?
a situation that will often involve an apparent conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing the other
what’s the hedgehog’s dilemma?
a group of hedgehogs seek to become closer to one another to share their heat duing the winter but by doing so they hurt each other with their sharp quills
what does Schopenhauer and Freud have describe with the hedgehog’s dilemma?
to describe the state in which individuals will find themselves in relation to others as human intimacy cannot occur without substantial harm
what’s the cornelian dilemma?
dilemma in which someone is obliged to chose between 2 courses of action either of which will have a detrimental effect on themselves or others
