CJS/SOC 345 Conflict Resolution

Terminology What is Conflict? What is Disagreement? How are they similar and how are they different? Can you have disagreement without conflict? Can you have conflict without disagreement?

Definitions Disagreement – 1. the act, state or fact of disagreeing, 2. lack of agreement, diversity, unlikeness, 3. difference of opinion, dissent, 4. quarrel, dissension, argument Disagree – 1. to fail to agree, differ, 2. to differ in opinion, dissent, 3. to quarrel

Definitions Conflict – 1. to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash, 2. to fight or contend, do battle, 3. a fight, battle or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle; strife, 4. controversy, quarrel, 5. discord of action, feeling or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles

Ambrose Bierce – American journalist and satirist “Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret!”

Instructor Cliff Donn (Cliff to you) Office Hours R 415 donn@lemoyne.edu Office Hours Monday 10:00-11:20 Tuesday 9:15-9:45 Thursday 9:15-9:45

Requirements Read Syllabus Check home page including links to papers and presentations, journals, evaluation, etc. Then we’ll discuss exactly what we are going to do and how much each activity will count

Attendance Need to come every day Note policy for Spring Break and Easter Break Don’t call me or send an e-mail if you can’t make it to class one day Need to come on time!

Rules for Conduct of Class No Valley Girl Speech in CJS/Soc 345! Other Linguistic Issues Note cell phone policy Don’t leave during class

Next Time We’ll be seeing a movie Snacks

Introduction Continued Class 3

Administrative Are you keeping up with the reading? Quizzes Questions about other assignments?

Administrative Journal assignments Start – Note on syllabus when they start Make sure you look on the web page for a detailed description of the assignment There are some examples of good ones and poor ones on the web page

“Twelve Angry Men” Obviously there was disagreement Was there conflict? What were the sources of the conflict? How were the conflicts resolved? Can these techniques be used in other settings? Explain

Next Time Origins and Nature of Conflict