PACS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Human Body, Family Association, Conflict Transformation
2 Nov 2017
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Conflict resolution: implies an end", implies perhaps a level of cooptation, quick solutions, yet its practice connects to transformation. Transformation: social conflict, peace with justice, reconciliation, constructive social change- big picture, not just resolving or managing a specific problem, conflict is normal, conflict is a motor of change. Lenses of conflict transformation: immediate situation - content, underlying patterns - context, conceptual framework - structure of relationships. Changes caused by conflict: personal - conflict changes individuals personally, emotionally, and spiritually, relational - people with direct face to face contact. Noms change. e. g. cultures that guided behaviour between elders and youth, men and women. Levels of transformation: change goals: personal: minimize destructive effects; maximize growth and well being: physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual, relational: minimize poor communication; maximize understanding. Work with hopes and fears; strengthen interdependence: structural: deal with root causes; reduce violence; meet basic human rights. !2: cultural: identify cultural patterns contributing to conflict; use cultural resources to deal with conflict.
