Transforming conflict through communication in personal, family, and working relationships [electronic resource] / edited by Peter M. Kellett and Thomas G. Matyók.
A transformational approach to conflict argues that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns and social and discursive structures. Central to this book is the idea that the origins of transformation can be momentary, situational, and small-scale or large-scale and syst...
| Uniform Title: | Peace and conflict studies (Lanham, Md.)
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
[2016]
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| Series: | Peace and conflict studies (Lanham, Md.)
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- Part I: Transformation communication - core concepts ; 1. Contradictions and dialectics as keys to conflict transformation / Linda L. Putnam and Samantha Rae Powers ; 2. Compassion and mindfulness in conflict transformation / Maria Blevins and Teresa Blevins
- Part II. Narrative and conflict transformation ; 3. Transforming Indian dowry conflict: a Shero's narrative / Peter M. Kellett ; 4. Transformation of persecution in Holocaust survivor testimonies / Roy Schwartzman
- Part III. Intersectionality and conflict transformation ; 5. Communication and conflict: an intersectional lens / Mary Adams Trujillo, Amanda Smith Byron, and Joy Meeker ; 6. My work ethic, my everything: a personal narrative of conflict transformation in service industry work / London Hill
- Part IV. Restorative and reconciliation practices and engagements ; 7. A bona fide group perspective of restorative justice: implications for researchers and practitioners / Gregory D. Paul ; 8. Transforming marital conflict through restorative justice / Ian M. Borton
- Part V. Organizing communication for transformative mediation ; 9. Disputant storytelling and conflict transformation in mediation / Brian L. Heisterkamp ; 10. Formulation sequences in mediation: one locus of conflict transformation / Phillip Glenn ; 11. Segmented silence in mediation: mitigating the effects of cognitive overload / Gwen A. Hullman
- Part VI: Transforming communication patterns in personal relationships and families ; 12. Family communication environment and communication behavior in conflicts: reorts from parents and their young-adult children / Kimberly K. Harp and Lynne M. Webb ; 13. Emotional intelligence and conflict in romantic relationships among college students / Claire L. Morledge and Lynne M. Webb
- Part VII: Working relationships and organizational engagements ; 14. Promoting ontological insecurity to transform the governance of science / Elizabeth A. Pitts and Jessica Katz Jameson ; 15. Emergent paradigms of organizational justice: legalistic, restorative, and retributive justice in the workplace / Gregory D. Paul and Linda L. Putnam ; 16. "Socializing" ideas: exploring the transformational impact of leadership and conflict practices / Sara E. Riforgiate ; 17. Gratitude communication as workplace conflict management: advancing a strategy and tactic for positive narrative expansion / Ross Brinkert
- Part VIII: Teaching and learning transformation ; 18. Art as an aid to solidify students' understanding of how narrative theory helps uncover relational conflict dynamics / Starla Anderson ; 19. Conflict games: a framework and case study of sport for development and peace / Rachel Markowitz ; 20. Transforming conflict in the classroom: best practices for facilitating difficult dialogues and creating an inclusive communication climate / Tasha Souza, Nancy Vizenor, Diane Sherlip, and Lisa Raser.