Saturday, May 12, 2012
Chapter 16- Conflict
Before I took this class I definitely had a negative view of conflict. I always thought conflict was bad because it meant confronting an issue and usually arguing about it. However, this is not necessarily true. Now that I have taken this class, I understand that conflicts are normal. Not all conflict is bad, as long as you follow the right steps or methods to work through them. If conflicts are handled correctly, everyone involved should be happy with the outcome.
In the past when my boyfriend and I would argue, I would get really worried that he was going to get sick of the arguments and leave. He always told me he hated conflict and avoided it. During the semester, I would talk to him a lot about class concepts and encouraged him to try having a different outlook on things. We now understand that conflicts are completely normal, that how we handle them is the most important part. It is definitely important for people to know that it is normal and okay to have conflicts.
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I agree with you that conflicts are easy to manage when avoided, however worst when escalated. It is better to resolve a conflict the moment it occurs. This class made an impact to my education. Since there are different views, personalities and backgrounds we are bound to have disagreements with others. However, it is good to hold a positive stance and communicate with our peers. This way, we can easily converse with people to manage a great network. We should utilize the information that was introduced throughout the course in our daily lives. Hopefully, we can manage our own conflicts without hesitation. In all, conflicts are inevitable, yet our choice to resolve it or not.
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