Essays on Conflict

Introduction

Characterized by an impressive history and dynamic foreign relations focused on controlling the resources of this area, Gulf region is an interesting case study for understanding the international relations (IR) theories. This essay aims to identify how IR theories explain the situation in Gulf countries and to decipher the Arab Spring and its foreign relations.

Body

Gulf countries have built a self-constructed image of being different because of their common Islamic religion, shared same history, common language and experiences (Gelvin 2). Shimko (37) observes that collective egoism is enrooted in the belief that the members of certain groups are ...

Introduction

In writing this book, De Waal was too modest. The title of the book is a gross understatement of the sophistication and richness of the literature in the book. Any scholar would be hard-pressed in finding another t-the-point, fair-minded, graceful yet compact exploration of the tormented, fascinating and the utterly complex region that Asia represents. The literature in the book is diverse in that his arguments do not just confine to the Russian great-power games but also explores the fault lines and many cross-cutting intricacies in the region.

In the start of the book, De Waal explores the ancient ...

A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people,” said Mahatma Gandhi. It is the culture of a people that gives them a sense of belonging, identity and pride of who they are. Culture is an integral part of a people and cannot be separated from them. Being passed from one generation to another, culture is indelible in the hearts and souls of its perpetrators. The centrality of culture has a number of effects in shaping the opinion, style and character of a people. It is ...

BUSINESS AND MARKETING - The meaning of leadership has changed significantly over the past several decades. Initially leadership was associated with the ability of an individual to lead an organization or a group of people in the right direction. Over the years however the meaning of leadership has been replaced by management. Unlike management leadership cannot be taught (Safire, p.59).

- The contingency thinking approach is of the opinion that the best course of action in a given situation is dependent on the external situations affecting the decision to be made. This is very necessary in the study of ...

In this paperwork, I am going to demonstrate my understanding about cultures in conflicts drawing a minimum of ten key concepts introduced throughout the term. When it comes to conservation, which plays a major role in culture conflict, it is clearly depicted that the Maasai are excluded by park managers from their traditional territory and resources to allow them practice conservation. The move of excluding the Maasai from their native land results into disagreement between the two parties, thereby, bringing up unnecessary fracas contributing to cultural conflict.

Through a literature review, it is noted that the Maasai herding systems ...

In the present era of Corporate Modernization, unlike the traditional activities, it is not the owners which runs the company, infact they hire competent management to work on their behalf. Moreover, every owner(shareholder) consider that the managers so appointed to work on their behalf will act in the best interest of their owners and will assure shareholder’s wealth maximization. Infact, in present complex corporate era, the performance of the company depends upon, how competent the management is adapting the dynamic business environment and related circumstances. Thus, the ability to properly adapt and implement the changes in the ...

Butler’s work is based on the character Lilith. She is saved by an alien tribe called the Oankali who harbors her in their ship. The events described occur after the destruction of the earth by the humans, in a hypothetical, third world war. The humans annihilate each other with the Oankalis moving in to salvage whatever can be found in the planet, reforming it into a habitable place once again. For their service to the few humans left, the Oankali offer a deal to the humans to trade their genes with them for the restoration of the earth. ...

Personality is a useful tool in every developing person. Personality helps individuals in the areas of self-development. I believe individuals learning and applying the theories that personality deal with personality type are acquitting the most useful tool in social life. Personality should be used as a discovery tool rather than a tool for creating influence to cause an excuse or a specific behavior. Personality includes responding fruitfully to what occurred and being able to take extra step in the communication process just as Stewart puts it. We have to acknowledge that communication process is convoluted, elaborate and pretty complex. ...

Question 1: What are Fukuyama’s main points in his “end of history” thesis? Does he truly think there is an actual “end” to history?

Fukuyama’s main point in his “end of history” argues that the existent aspect of liberal democracy coupled with the free market capitalism of the west and its way of life may indicate the end of the human socio-cultural evolution thus become the ultimate form of human authority. As such, Fukuyama believes that the contention and progression of human history that has been existent through the struggle of ideologies following the fall of the ...

The Ryanair Company has adhered to all requirements in the institution of employee related organizations such as unions. In the event that one of the trusted employee had represented the company in a way contrary to the company ethical status. The company has an option of consulting the employee union with the understanding of its regulations. The unions have the amicable sequence of regulations to resolve company employee related conflicts that will impartially affect any of the parties involved. As a mediatory organization, the mess that was created by one of the parties in ...

Role of the president and congress regarding the involvement of the military in wars

As dictated by the United States Constitution, the president is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. This role gives the president power to wage war. To be precise, it is often argued that the president has the power to engage the army in wars, especially in cases whereby the country has been attacked or in cases where an attack is in the offing. On another note, the congress has a role to play on the matter of engaging the military in war and conflicts.

This is because of the primary fact that the Congress have the power to declare ...

Communication can be defined as any act by which one gives or obtains information from the other (DeVito 2009). For communication to occur there must be a sender, the message and a receiver. Communication can be verbal or non-verbal where in non-verbal communication the message is conveyed in terms of non-word messages. The thesis statement in this essay argues that effective communication occurs where the desired message intentionally or unintentionally flows from the sender to the receiver (DeVito 2009). There are several things that one can wear that can give him/her comfort. These can include headphones from one’ ...

What I have learned as a manager

In order to be successful in any managerial position, one must have a certain set of tools that will aid them to run an efficient team of professionals. Such are the skills that I have learnt and acquired during my time in this course. This essay briefly entails what those specific skills are and how to apply them in everyday life situations at the work place.

Understanding of group behavior is key in understanding any one group in any situation. You need to understand the group of staff that you work with; how each of their personalities influences how ...

Part 1 –Week one

Description of some administrative/ organizations’ challenges managers must consider when looking to solve ethical problems. Three major ethical dilemmas health care administrative/ organizations managers’ face include conflicts of interest; the professional obligation to provide appropriate medical care in relation to management costs and patient autonomy. Conflicts of interest emerge within the boundaries of financial obligations to co-providers such as pharmacies; medical equipment companies and academic research programs. Real conflicts arise when physicians order equipment/ drugs or encourage patients to engage in certain research practices and hospital administration in the capacity of health care institution manager may have to deny ...

Q1

Grouping of students helps in having the gifted students to be first in their learning without being held back. The teachers are able to teach the same things through this program, but can go deep because the student’s ability is far much above average. It also allows students to have varied options in the learning process, making them to do even more (Snowman, 185). It also helps in the improvement of the content in the curriculum to meet the expectations of student’s high ability. The teachers find an easy time in teaching since they know the ...

The second episode of “Chicago: City of the Century” is dedicated to the events happening in Chicago after the big fire until the mass protests and conflicts of anarchists and socialists with capitalists in the beginning of the 20th century. The author focuses spectators’ attention to the strikes and social conflicts in Chicago on the eve of the new century and shows the fullness of this problem.

Firstly the author brings attention to the process of rebuilding the city and a conflict over Mrs. O’Leary and her cow. The lady was accused to be responsible for the fire ...

The United States (US) Census Bureau defines a family as a group of two people or more living together and related by marriage, birth, or adoption. Sociologists describe the family as an institution with unique characteristics in relation to the human culture. Researchers, in contrast, define the family depending on the aspect relevant to their findings. The modern world, however, has instigated the formation of other family structures besides the nuclear family. An example of such a structure is the blended family, attributed to the high divorce rate especially in the US. Studies indicate that political, economic, and social ...

The nature versus nurture debate has been raging for decades and even today, it still elicits mixed reactions from different people. This concept presents the cosmic conflict between ethics and environmental surroundings and influences as the essential aspects that govern and determine a person’s behavioral conduct. One side proposes that at birth, the brain is a clean slate that is open to a great deal of influences, and it is these surrounding influences that govern a person’s behavioral traits. The contrasting side proposes that a person’s behavioral capabilities are encoded in the person’s DNA. This ...

Introduction

Leadership refers to a course of public influence. This happens in situations where a given person may enroll the support and aid of others with the main view being the achievement of a common task. In big organizations and institutions, the leadership may entail more than one person in order to oversee the effective running of the events. Small institutions may however have one leader who oversees everything. The roles of the various leaders are often defined and each assigned a particular part in which they are best suited. However, problems may arise in instances when the roles are ...

Introduction

People living in a family setup are bound to get into conflicts every now and then. Conflicts between people arise because of antagonism of interests and opinions within the family and among the disagreeing family members. Unresolved disputes cause breakdown of relationships between the discontentment members thus the need to resolve a dispute expeditiously within the family is key to maintaining healthy relationships.

This case study involves a couple, Leonora and Joshua who are having disagreements about Leonora returning to work after taking care of Christa, their daughter who is three months old now. The couple is experiencing retaliations ...

The act of painting and decorating walls was a common state of the affair among Americans in the early 19th century. Cut-papers of different colours were framed on walls depending on an individual’s occupation and hobby (Walker 1). In most instances, the silhouettes were also useful in presenting files of loved ones or happy scenes and moment in the family. Prominent artists such as walker went a step ahead to transform their silhouettes into elaborate tableaux of sexual and racial violence as witnessed during the pre-civil in southern parts of United States of America. Critical analysis of artwork ...

ISSUE:

The conflict in Syria has been going on for over 2 years now. It is arguably the longest civil war resulting from the Arab spring that started in Tunisia. But Syria’s has metamorphosed into a complex war whose end will never be realised quickly if the current conditions prevail. There needs to be a concerted effort from world leaders to bring an end to this, and Britain is not an exception in this respect. The recent defeat of David Cameron in the Commons has more or less left Britain as an isolationist, and indifferent towards the affairs of ...

The conflict theory, which derived its assertions from the ideas of Karl Marx in the mid of 1800s, considers the social life as a competition while focusing on the distribution of power, resources and inequality. According to this social theoretical perspective, the human behavior results from the conflicts between competing groups. He considered the human society as related to conflict between the social classes, majorly in the capitalist societies between the owners of the factors of production and the servants (Stolley, 2005). Other sociologists have also described this theory in the context that separate groups in the society have ...

Most of the American colonies have people from different cultural backgrounds since the earliest historical eras. This multiculturalism was one of the main causes of conflicts and tensions in the American societies and still persisted disguised as racial discrimination which up to the late 20th century was allowed by some laws like the law of segregation. These conflicts and tensions thrived due to the fact that different people held different perspectives towards the same action or event. As a result, the conflict in ideas led to great tensions and at times turned bloody making a lot of people to ...

Summary:

Causes of conflict

Conflict management system can manage conflict and channel it into constructive areas. Many natural resources have strong emotive ties for people relating to their identity, homeland and property, but they are also extremely valuable, tradable and easily lost. Much of the worlds mineral wealth is exploited in places where poverty is widespread and where conflict has been a feature of society. Experience suggests that mining impacts can become politicized and can lead to conflicts. The Kennedy School of government at Harvard University (2008) describe conflict as both inevitable and avoidable, and considers that a level of ...

Introduction

It is true that the “will of the people” and the “law” at times conflict and this presents a tough decision to make for those whose responsibility is to enforce the law of the land. This conflict is experienced in various angles. It is a requirement for those in governing boards to recognize that people’s will is a necessary law of free government. The will of the people assumes that public employees and elected officials are people’s servants meaning that citizens are not their servants. Therefore, it is a requirement for these public employees and elected officials ...

- DEFINE THE GROUP.

- Who are the members of the group? The group in the movie, Mean Girls, is called the "Plastics". They are composed of the "queen bee" Regina George, the rich, but insecure Gretchen Wieners, and sweet, but ditzy Karen Smith. Later on, they invite the new kid in school, Cady Heron, to be part of their clique.

- What are the goals of the group? Being the popular clique at school, the Plastics were considered as the "teen royalty" as Damien (Cady's new friend) described them. The goal of the Plastics is to set the ...

Moore, Olin H. "The Romanticism of Guy de Maupassant." Publications of the Modern Language Association of America (1918): 96-134.

In Moore's article, Guy de Maupassant in particular is examined as an example of a prominent naturalistic author, whose reactions to Romanticism included a disdain for fantastic plots, making of their works "merely a series of scenes" (p. 96). Moore calls de Maupassant "the purest representative" of this naturalism. The author is shown to depict opposites and have thematic repetition in his stories; the falseness of the necklace in the story in question is contrasted with another story, les ...

Introduction

India and Pakistan in recent years have been embroiled in a dispute that has threatened to escalate into a full-fledged nuclear war. The dispute has captured the eyes of the international community. The disagreement between the nations has mainly been because of the Kashmir region that is hugely disputed. The region is claimed by both nations and as form 2010, India administered about 43% of the entire region. The government of India has been quoted in many circles stating that the Kashmir region is part of India. The dispute has over the past led to three wars and a ...

Arguably, not every society in the world can avoid conflict. In fact, conflict is part of human nature. Conflict among organizations and individuals is an unavoidable aspect of daily life. Many scholars assert that conflict is inevitable. Perhaps, understanding how it escalates and starts entails progressive strategy in using it to the advantage of those concerned. Conflict refers to a situation in which groups and people think, or have incompatible goals and objectives. Conflict is a wide concept, but many people belief only violence and war is conflict. However, conflict takes place in all levels of society and in ...

This chapter expounds and gives more insight into social influences. Social influences are both used for entertainment and can be used to explain certain scenarios or conditions that make people act in a certain way. Additionally, the three forms of influence; conformity, compliance, and obedience are discussed.

The social influence effect varies on individuals. Individuals may decide to obey or resist commands, conform to a certain group norms or may maintain their own independence and can comply with a request or be assertive. Social influences are automatic as evidenced by studies that indicate infants learn by ...

Introduction

Conflict management refers to the act of enhancing works that diminish the unconstructive aspects of conflict and promote the constructive aspects of it. The whole process aims at improving efficacy in organizational set ups. Conflicts can be managed using five different responses, which are usually founded on two facets; assertiveness and cooperativeness (Eunson, 2012). These responses include forcing, avoiding, compromising, accommodating and collaborating. This paper seeks to explore on each of these responses to conflict and provide a scenario where they can be best applied.

Responses to conflict

Forcing

Forcing is one of the responses that can be used in conflict management. ...

According to the first respondent, Cold War was the persisting state of dispute, confusions and threats. It took place between the end of World War two in the year 1945 and the beginning of fall of Berlin Wall in the year 1989. It involved the Soviet Union, the United States and their respective alliance. Several nations joined together to fight their common enemy. It majorly involved the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets, threatening, communism, propagandas, and competition in technology and space races. Technology competition was based on developing massive conventional and nuclear arms (James, ...

1. Please identify and describe the 5 conflict handling modes as set forth in the Thomas-Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument. In doing so be sure to set forth under what circumstances each might be appropriately used and the potential ramifications of using them too often or too little.

The Thomas-Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument is used to judge how well someone responds to the presence or possibility of conflict. The five conflict handling modes of the Thomas-Kilman Instrument work around two chief attributes: cooperativeness and assertiveness - in essence, all of the modes deal directly with how hard an ...

Conflict may be defined as the contest or struggle among people who have needs, opposing ideas, beliefs, values and even goals. The purpose of this essay will be to discuss the idea of conflict management and strategies of resolving conflicts.

When professional peers form teams, disagreement and conflicts are likely to occur and there is a need to find ways to express their divergent views (Cartwright, 2003). Conflicts may occur from short tempers, tight deadlines and other factors, but most team peers may not be acquainted with what to do; hence these conflicts may be destructive. "Regardless of the ...

A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM),is an outline that describes the input of various given roles in implementation deliverables or tasks for business or a project. It is particularly vital and very useful in clarifying duties and roles in cross functional processes. Thus, Responsibility Assignment Matrix identifies all the team members directly responsible for each given task as well as a list of supporting organizational members. Responsibility Assignment Matrix(RAM) is also known as a RACI matrix or a Linear Responsibility Chart(LRC).The acronym RACI is derivative from the four key in tasks that are most characteristically used ...

Introduction

The movie “Bolivar Soy Yo” that was released in 2002 is detailing an actor’s story who is well known because of his “El Liberator’s” interpretation and he was called Simon Bolivar. The fiction and the reality began to mix because of the strong public admirations and the role. Later, after reaching the stage-acting limits, the actor believes himself to be Bolivar. This film was developed in Colombia and the country had experienced a deeper conflict among its states for more than half a century. Columbia is in the middle of about fifty years and still in conflict ...

1. Conflict and Negotiation

Question: The opening readings for Chapter 10 on “Eduardo Saverin: You’re Out” have many different types of conflict and negation scenarios that are noted between Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin in their conflict for control of Facebook.

What direct and indirect conflict management techniques did these players employ? Drawing examples from your own work and personal experience, what conflict resolution strategies have you employed? Which ones have you seen be successful? What are the effects of unaddressed conflict?

One of the indirect conflict management techniques used was reduced interdependence where Saverin’s share and ...

Conflict is a common thing in this universe. This particular thing is very evident from the largest structure of creation to the tiniest one. Nevertheless, there are still ways to resolve it. And that is what this paper is all about – particularly in relation to covert conflicts. Covert conflict behavior, in the first place, reflects indirect ways of manifesting conflicts between individuals (Gullotta & Adams, 2008). It is simply doing other things instead of directly solving the real concerns. Thus, in reality, covert conflict behavior just doesn’t help at all.

One example of such condition is when I and ...

In order to improve my performance, I will improve on the various characteristics possessed by successful managers. First, I will have to understand my management styles. This will be through understanding my strengths and weaknesses. I believe this will be helpful because I will be able to use my strengths to my advantage. Understanding my weaknesses will ensure that I overcome any challenges because I will be more cautious when carrying out my duties.

I will also develop my skills for recognizing and resolving conflicts at an early stage before the conflict goes beyond my control. This will be ...

Group Development

The stages of group development are the forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning stages. Forming is when the group members are at the stage of getting to know each other. Storming is when each of the group member’s tasks are defined and when tensions are dealt with. Norming is when relationships are built and when the group members already work together. Performing is when the relationships in the group and the performance of tasks have matured. This stage is when the group is pretty much stable on all aspects. Finally, adjourning is when the group’s purpose has ...

Personal Thinking Styles

My primary personal thinking style is the Achievement style, which is one of the constructive styles. Constructive styles pertain to self-enhancing behaviors and ways of thinking, which determine a person’s level of satisfaction. These styles also pertain to the capability of effectively working with people, building healthy relationships, and being proficient at the accomplishment of tasks.

In particular, the Achievement style of thinking pertains to the ability and the desire to achieve personal goals and take on challenging tasks. This style also carries with it the belief that one’s effort can make a difference.

I agree ...

Conflict situations are inevitable in our daily social living. Conflict is a phenomenon that is almost always just around the corner. Although the word conflict has an intimidating connotation that makes it highly unwelcome in our lives, it is not always the case. Santos (1999) claimed that conflicts are oftentimes necessary, especially in an organization where interaction among stakeholders is important. Conflicts can also be deemed helpful when ideas are challenged and creativity is given an opportunity to emerge.

The Three Conflict Approaches

Any conflict situation may be approached in three ways: lose-lose orientation, win-lose ...

The organization where this conflict occurred is a large corporation that consists of very many employees and many branches. The departments consist of several people working together to achieve a common goal. In this instance, the conflict occurred within the sales department.

In the conflict, the sales people felt that the sales manager was not doing his best in supporting them during sales and marketing. The salespersons had spent one month asking for brochures and business cards to assist them in approaching clients during the launch of a new product. On the other side, the manager ...

Introduction

Communication is one of the most important things for any organization to succeed. A communication structure is an organized system that an organization has put in place to guide its daily operations. It stipulates how the employees are to behave at the workplace. An effective communication system helps managers of the organization in performing basic management functions like leading, planning, controlling and organizing. For managers and other employees to carry out their duties and responsibilities effectively, communication is the foundation of it all. There must be efficient and swift transfer of information between different workers and departments.

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The assignments allowed all groups to answer questions regarding Concurrency Control and the importance it plays in Database Management. The work was divided well among the group members and each person contributed well. This assignment helped us understand how this type of work is applied. This is basically something that is used to fix conflicts within the system when multiple users are accessing data or maybe even altering it. The concurrency system is made to sort out this data in a way where it will not be harmed by muti-user activities. An application like this is something ...

The purpose of this memorandum is to answer to the memorandum previously received Re: Need assistance in setting process and ground rules for a virtual team. It is understood that the company is creating virtual teams across the eight regions for both finance and operations managers. As agreed upon, each of the teams will be composed of nine members where each is expected to come up with a project plan on the span of ten weeks.

Though the company has a solid project management methodology, it is a neophyte when it comes ...

Working in teams has become a crucial activity in most working environment. Due to this, the structure of most businesses has greatly changed. Teams are important because according to research, the sum of output of individuals is lea as compared to the output of the combination of the same individuals working in a team (Belasen, 17). Therefore many businesses adapt to teams as a way of achieving the organizational goals. This research paper will discuss the structure of an organization that adopts teams. In addition, the research paper will highlight the management skills that are required in an environment ...

Each strong company, strong army, strong country and a strong sports team is a reflection of a strong professional leadership and team work of individuals. In order to maintain good working environment, it is important to nurture good relationships within the group and support communication. Organizations look for employees who can relate effectively to other people (Beebe, Redmond, 2011).

According to DeVito (2009), there are three types of relationships in the workplace: romance, mentoring and networking. The context of workplace relationships is influenced by culture of the organization and some already established rules. Romantic relationships pertain to office romances, ...

Question 1: Is Randy’s Reaction Uncommon? Explain

Randy’s reaction towards Kaye is not uncommon. Randy was hostile towards the expansion of the hospital, which he agrees is a good idea, just to be hostile towards Kaye. When most people do not like others they tend to go against the other person in all aspects. They go against their actions, requests and even ideas, not because they are bad but because they do not like or see eye to eye with the other person. This occurs because they cannot in modern society go to arms and fight; therefore ...

Abstract

In this paper, I will analyze how money-making motivations are connected to subjective well-being. Money-making motivations are frequently distributed into realistic and unrealistic motivations, and that depends on the possibility of attaining them through making money. However, the distribution of motivations into realistic and unrealistic does not have to represent the absolute truth in every scientific research and real life scenario. Scientific research shows various conflicting findings on money-making motivations and their relationship with well-being. I will analyze the importance of cultural influences, value conflict, and associations with money in defining subjective well-being. Money-making motivations are an essential factor ...

It is common today that people believe in different aspects when it comes to how life must be treated and spent. Some believe in sub-sects of the world’s major religions while others believe in their faiths without question. However, recent cases point out that some people would do unimaginable things just to protect their faith and the name of their prophet. Experts have noted that some religions are indeed dangerous due to the traditions they follow. Some believe that this should not be the basis in identifying the dangers of a religion. Others think that religion only becomes ...

Explain sources of conflict within an organization.

Ideally, in 21st century organizational environment has become intensely competitive. Most of the people in an organization compete for various reasons. Therefore, the competition, and the struggles within the organization lead to conflicts. Conflicts within an organization can cost productivity, money, and time, but in some conditions, it is health for the growth and development of the organization (Heinz & Koontz, 2006). Hence, conflict is the incompatibility of values and goals between different parties in an organization. Another source of conflict is interpersonal motives. In this case, individuals in an organization act in his/her particular manner for various reasons. These ...

Ego and value conflicts overlap in a healthcare workplace causing hostility and conflict between the healthcare workers. For example, in nursing, it is noted that conflicts arise out of everyday behavioural patterns like the ways managers treat the nurses in situations. Egos often get bruised because of public confrontations or displays of hostilities. Healthcare professionals also harbour values and principals of their own with regard to patient care which might lead to difference of opinion with their co-workers which in turn reflects as ego clashes, thereby affecting overall performance of a team. Compromising and collaboration are the most effective ...

Working in groups brings about several challenges that come with working with people who have different opinions, perspectives, temperaments, skills and level of education. A group embodies the strengths as well as the weaknesses of each member. The strengths come out when the group is achieving what it is supposed to but when it fails to do so, the weaknesses come out. Resistance comes about when the members are at loggerheads with each other or when the group leader makes decisions without the approval and sometimes even consent of the majority. Groups largely fail because there is no single ...

Genocides start because of the conflict between people of same race or religion attempting to displace the different race or religion. Conflicting interests between individuals from different race or religion can result to genocides. In the 20th century, over 250 million people have lost their lives due to genocides. Millions of people are left at risk of the exposure due to increased incidences of mass violence. Data and knowledge that indicates the long-term mental health effects that come with the exposure to the genocide remains scattered. Genocides have led to mass violence and displacement of people since it stirs ...

Introduction

Children’s psychological effects of divorce seem devastating, and most divorcing couples are totally oblivious of how much their private conflicts have lasting effects on their children’s psychology. Unfortunately, most parents do not stop to think of the consequences of treating their future ex-spouses inappropriately. In addition, they do not fathom their perpetual behavior of maligning them in the presence of their children. These adolescents or children undergo serious manipulation from their parents for financial, social, and personal reasons (Ogloff & Schuller, 2000). It is evident that children from divorced families have the imposition of psychological problem challenges than ...

As human beings, it is only possible that every individual coexists in groups in order to make life easier. The group that individuals coexist under is defined as a society. There are no cases that individuals have lived alone and thus; relationships are created in the event of making friendship and communicating effectively. For every relationship that is established, there is bound to be the outcome and spectacular taste that can emerge from a relationship that has been established. In most circumstances, relationships fail due to conflicts that come up during a co -existence. The main reason that results ...

There have been ethnic conflicts that arise from the difference in the groups. The conflicts may be racial while others may be due to the difference in the origin. The ethnic conflicts if not will resolve may grow to become wars conflicts (Krueger, DiDonato, 2008). There have been prolonged ethnic conflicts between the Latin American and the Native Americans. The Latin Americans include the Mexicans the Hispanics and other Spanish speaking Americans. The Native Americans discriminate against these American, as they are not English native language speakers. The Mexicans are the largest Latino population in America and have experienced ...

The process of generating an action plan based on my values, awareness, goal-setting, reflection, and plan for my individual development in the context of my education, career, self- improvement, or relationship stimulates me. I have always been a creative and resilient individual that stays with a plan of action until I achieve my desired objective. My ability to tolerate stress normally makes me very resourceful in solving both challenging and new problems, but I am easily bored by the routine. The process of creating my personal development plan (PDP) started with numerous individual evaluations that helped me recognize who ...