CMN 4131 Lecture 6: CMN 4131C Lecture 6
27 Feb 2019
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Escalation: the growth of a conflict in intensity, complexity, and size. Once stablished, a conflict will tend to move through the following phases of escalation: (1) light to heavy. Light tactics of contention to heavy ones. Light tactics of contention are desired to win the contest without injuring the other party, such as gamesmanship and guilt trips. Hurt leads to retaliation and continues: (4) few to many. The number of people in the dispute goes from a few people to many. One person tells another hoping for sympathy or to gather people on their side: (5) demonization. Occurs when people use stereotypes to belittle, accuse, or attack the other side. Often involves inaccurate and reductive comments about race, gender, and they always falsify their targets. Power: in a dispute situation, the ability to make the other party think, believe, or behave in a way they would not voluntarily.
