Political Science 3366E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Guilt Trip, Conflict Transformation, Sarcasm
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Nigmendra narain: conflict resolution settlement of disputes and dealing with underlying issues (pre, conflict management, minimizing destructive aspects, creating/overserving boundaries, conflict transformation positive and constructive relationships. Style reaction by proximate self: the natural way that people react when in a conflict corresponding to the proximate-self. Orientation response by distal self: refers to what people consider an appropriate way to respond during a conflict. Approach to conflict resolution: congruent: style + orientation. Can be expressed in a variety of ways: force, intimidation, deception, psychological games. People using an aggressive approach will seek a win-lose situation, try to control the discourse and use everything in their power to win. Nigmendra narain, poli sci, 3366, 2017-18: page 1 of 4. Reduce conflict by fulfilling interests and desires of the other party. Validity of all sides" claims, positions, interests. The compromising approach acknowledges that there are real clashes of positions, interests and desires that cannot be avoided.