Conflict Resolution

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Morton Deutsch ◽  
Ellen Brickman
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Disorder ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Reasonable Degree ◽  
Scientific Issue ◽  
The People ◽  
Positive Functions ◽  
Better Than

An Orientation to Conflict Conflict is like sex: it is an important and pervasive aspect of life. It should be enjoyed and should occur with a reasonable degree of frequency, and after a conflict is over the people involved should feel better than they did before. Some psychiatrists and social scientists have given conflict a bad reputation by linking it with psychopathology, social disorder, and war. Conflict can be dysfunctional, but it also can be productive. It has many positive functions, including preventing stagnation and stimulating interest and curiosity. It is the medium through which problems can be aired and solutions developed. It is the root of personal and social change. The practical and scientific issue is not how to eliminate or prevent conflict but rather how to have lively controversy rather than deadly quarrels. A conflict exists whenever incompatible activities occur. The incompatible actions may originate in one person, group, or nation (intrapersonal, intragroup, or intranational) or they may reflect incompatible actions of two or more persons, groups, or nations (interpersonal, intergroup, or international). An action that is incompatible with another action prevents, obstructs, interferes, injures, or in some way makes the latter less likely or effective. A potential conflict exists when the parties involved perceive themselves to have incompatible values, interests, goals, needs, or beliefs.

scholarly journals MENUJU DIALOG DELIBERATIF RESOLUSI KONFLIK: SEBUAH STUDI KOMUNIKASI ANTAR BUDAYA DI KAMPUNG ADAT JALASWATU

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-98
Author(s):  
Rahmawati Zulfiningrum ◽  
Akbar Nuur Purnawa DW ◽  
Eko Wahyono
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Cultural Complexity ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Deliberative Dialogue ◽  
Village Community ◽  
The People ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Two Sides

AbstrakKompleksitas budaya masyarakat Indonesia seperti dua sisi mata uang, pada satu sisi merupakan sebuah kekayaan nasional dan disisi lain berpotensi menimbulkan konflik sosial. Potensi konflik ini bisa tercipta jika terdapat komunikasi dan relasi yang  kurang  baik  antarbudaya   yang  berbeda.  Dialog  deliberatif  merupakan sebuah  komunikasi  dua arah  antara  masyarakat  dan  individu  yang  berfungsi untuk menjaga keselarasan hubungan sosial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk, mengetahui  budaya   masyarakat,   falsafah   dan   pepatah   yang   terdapat   di masyarakat,  serta  menganalisis  pola dialog  dalam  manajemen resolusi  konflik yang di terapkan oleh masyarakat kampung adat Jalawastu. Penelitian ini penting dilakukan  mengingat  terdapat  potensi konflik  yang  besar  dalam  keragaman budaya masyarakat di Indonesia.Kata Kunci: dialog deliberatif, komunikasi antarbudaya, resolusi konflik AbstractThe cultural complexity of Indonesian society such as two sides of a coin, on one hand, is a national treasure and on the other hand, has the potential to cause social   conflict.   This   potential   conflict   can   be   created   if   there   are   poor communication and relations between different cultures. Deliberative dialogue is two-way communication between society and individuals that serves to maintain harmony in social relations. This research aims to know the culture of the community, the philosophy and proverbs that exist in the community, and analyze the pattern of dialogue in conflict resolution management that is implemented by the Jalawastu  traditional  village community.  This research is essential  because there  is  a  great  potential  conflict  in  the  cultural  diversity  of  the  people  in Indonesia.Keywords: conflict resolution, deliberative dialogue, intercultural communication 

Love, Marriage, and Social Change: Letters to the Advice Column of a West African Newspaper

Africa ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustav Jahoda
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
General Level ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Love Marriage ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Opening Paragraph

Opening ParagraphThe effects of major changes in the social system on the mental state of individuals have been the subject of a recent controversy. Miss Ward (1956), in a paper discussing the significance of an alleged increase in the number of witch-finding cults in Ashanti, argued that this can be taken as evidence of a widespread rise in the general level of anxiety resulting from rapid structural changes. In a subsequent rejoinder Goody (1957) challenged not only the view that such cults have in fact become more numerous, but also the underlying assumption, shared by many social scientists, that rapid social change produces an emotional malaise in the people caught up in it.

scholarly journals Functionalism of Municipal Laws and Good Governance in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-246
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ahmed Qadri ◽  
Shazia Malik
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Political Reform ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Social Disorder ◽  
The Public ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
The People ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Effective Models

The main objective of this research is to make a case for good governance as the only solution for Pakistan’s multitude of problems. There is a need for goodwill to be restored among the people, if there was any, to begin with, given that Pakistan has always struggled with governance issues since its origin. What Pakistan needs now is the implementation of policies that can be a catalyst for dynamic and long-lasting social change. Categorically, the current nature of existing problems rooted within halted development, social disorder, and a state of anarchy, can only be combated through effective institutional structures and effective models of government that are able to act upon actionable items in the interest of the public. Today’s dilemmas are rooted in archaic practices that need to be re-evaluated to meet the needs of the hour. Obsolete, ineffective modes of practice need to be reconfigured through a process of intense scrutiny and amendments. Political reform is the ultimate solution for the way forward. In this era of rapid globalization, and the visibility of other nations thriving across the globe, there is an urgent need to act swiftly to bring forth positive change within the existing system that is not failing, but in fact, has already failed.

scholarly journals Performing for Peace and Social Change in Africa's Great Lakes Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
MAËLINE LE LAY
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Great Lakes ◽  
Ethnic Conflict ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Great Lakes Region ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Mass Violence

International aid has influenced and, in part, shaped the artistic sector in Africa's Great Lakes region (DRC, Rwanda, Burundi) since the 1990s, a period marked by numerous conflicts and mass violence. Due to NGOs’ programmatic foci, artists performing for social change are increasingly compelled to focus on reconciliation and conflict resolution, generating political awareness and bringing about social change, healing and peacemaking. Through a comparative analysis of European and local productions on the genocide this article asks, how and why does an ‘NGO-style theatre’ develop a specific audience in the region? How have themes such as mass violence, inter-ethnic conflict and social cohesion become the main concerns of the territory's theatre? How do performances made and/or sponsored by NGOs challenge not only theatre's form, its social stakes and functions, but also the conception of its audience and the relationships between actors and spectators?

Achieving structured knowledge management with a novel online group decision support system

2020 ◽  
pp. 026666692096984
Author(s):  
Wesley Shu ◽  
Songquan Pang ◽  
Minder Chen
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Group Decision Support System ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Knowledge Conversion ◽  
Group Problem Solving ◽  
The People ◽  
Mixed Factorial Design ◽  
Better Than

Knowledge management (KM) is a complicated process that involves socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization and requires close collaboration among the people involved. Although Nonaka proposed the SECI (Socialization, Externalization, Combination, Internalization) model and the concept of Ba, which provides a process-oriented view of knowledge creation and transfer, practicing it is rather ad hoc. COVID-19 has provided a chance for practitioners to find a new method for KM. In this study, we adapted a group problem-solving system called TeamSpirit and structured it as a Ba for the SECI model. We then compared TeamSpirit with two other implementations of Ba, email and face-to-face communication, to evaluate their effects on knowledge externalization, knowledge combination, and knowledge internalization. Then, we evaluated whether these knowledge-conversion processes could improve knowledge acquisition and intention to share knowledge. A 3 × 2 mixed factorial design experiment was conducted. The results show that (a) TeamSpirit was better than the others, and face-to-face was better than email for each of the three knowledge conversion processes (externalization, combination, and internalization) and (b) the better the team’s knowledge conversion process lead, the stronger its knowledge acquisition and knowledge-sharing intention.

scholarly journals Status of Mental Toughness of the Citizens of Ahmedabad

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajul Mallik
Keyword(s):  
Mental Toughness ◽  
Law And Order ◽  
Lower Side ◽  
Government Employees ◽  
The People ◽  
Bank Employees ◽  
High Level ◽  
Difficult Situations ◽  
Score Range ◽  
Better Than

A survey was conducted to find out the level of mental toughness of the people of Ahmedabad city in view of rising suicide rates and cases of depression. Mental toughness is frequently used to refer to any set of positive attributes that helps a person to cope with difficult situations. It is a psychological edge that allows a person to cope better than the competition with the demands that are placed on her/him. A sample size of 990, all above the age of 18 years and belonging to various walks of society, was drawn. Data was collected using a questionnaire containing 18 items related to mental toughness. The survey result showed that mental toughness of the citizens of Ahmedabad city falls in the range of average. However, those who are in the police show the higher side of average mental toughness level. Their mean score was 64.11. The cops who often have to take tough decisions in the call of duty to enforce law and order are closely followed by teachers with a mean score of 63.73 and sports persons with a mean score of 63.22. Doctors who often have to take dispassionate decisions while treating their patients are close on their heels with a mean score of 63.00. Lawyers (61.95), government employees (61.29), college students (61.16) and bank employees (61.13) are the next in mental toughness. The survey also covered home-makers. They were found on the lower side of average range of score with a mean score of 60.54. Notably, the score range of 70-90 shows high level of mental toughness, 58-69 average mental toughness and 18-57 low mental toughness.

scholarly journals PERUBAHAN SOSIAL DALAM TARIAN SEUDATI PADA MASYARAKAT ACEH

Imaji ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meipur Yanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Traditional Dance ◽  
The People ◽  
Changing Times

Agama Islam dan budaya masyarakat Aceh merupakan satu kesatuan. Agama Islam menjadi sumber utama dalam kebudayaan masyarakat Aceh, sehingga semua kesenian di Aceh, dalam hal ini seni tari, selalu dikaitkan dengan nilai keagamaan. Tari Seudati yang merupakan warisan budaya nenek moyang orang Aceh adalah salah satu tarian tradisional yang terus dilestarikan dan berkembang di kalangan masyarakat Aceh secara nasional maupun internasional. Proses perubahan meliputi: proses reproduksi dan proses transformasi, dari masa ke masa, dan mengikuti perkembangan zaman. Tari Seudati mengalami beberapa kali perubahan sosial, dikarenakan adanya penambahan norma-norma, nilai-nilai, adat, dan agama di masyarakat Aceh. Hasil dari perubahan sosial pada Tari Seudati kini terbagi menjadi dua yaitu: seudati agam (seudati laki-laki) sebagai tari tradisional dan seudati inong (seudati perempuan) sebagai tari kreasi. Seudati inong merupakan pengembangan dari seudati agam. Walaupun ada beberapa kali perubahan sosial dalam Tari Seudati, masyarakat Aceh tetap mengikuti norma-norma, nilai-nilai, adat, dan agama yang telah ditanamkan pada diri masyarakat Aceh sejak dahulu.Kata kunci: perubahan sosial, tari seudati, masyarakat aceh SOCIAL CHANGES IN SEUDATI DANCE IN ACEH SOCIETYAbstractThe religion of Islam and the culture of the people of Aceh is a unity. Islam is a major source of Acehnese culture, so that Art in Aceh, in this case dance, is always associated with religious values. Seudati Dance which is the cultural heritage of Acehnese ancestors is one of the traditional dances that continues to be preserved and developed among the people of Aceh nationally and internationally. The process of changes includes: the process of reproduction and the process of transformation, from time to time, keeping up with the changing times. Seudati dance experienced several times of social change, due to the addition of norms, values, customs, and religion in the people of Aceh. The result of social changes in Seudati Dance are now divided into two: seudati agam (seudati male) as traditional dance and seudati inong (seudati female) as dance creations. Seudati inong is the development of seudati agam. Although there are several times of social change in Seudati Dance, the people of Aceh still follow the norms, values, customs, and religions that have been implanted on Acehnese society long ago.Keywords: social changes, Seudati dance, Aceh society

scholarly journals Perubahan Sosial Terhadap Perkembangan Desa Rasau Jaya 3 Setelah Pembangunan Taman Bunga Rajati Flower Garden

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Istiqomah Istiqomah ◽  
Ragil Tri Novitasari
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The People ◽  
The Village ◽  
Economic Improvement

The purpose of this study is for learning. This study entitled Social Change Towards Development of Rasau Jaya Village 3 After the Development of the Rajati Flower Garden. With the problem of how social change in the village of Rasau Jaya 3, economic improvement after the construction of a flower garden, development planning or the addition of facilities. This research method is a descriptive qualitative approach. Data sources of this research are primary data and secondary data. The results showed that: after the construction of the flower garden in Rasau Jaya 3 village the development of social change there was increasing, the people there accepted the development of the flower garden, because with the development of the community's economy there could be increased, because the people there could sell at around the flower garden so that it can increase their economy again there, and there will be plans to add facilities in the flower garden so that it can attract visitors to keep coming to the flower garden of the flower garden rajati.

scholarly journals The Inference Engine: A Grand Challenge to Address the Context Sensitivity Problem in Social Science Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Goroff ◽  
Neil Anthony Lewis ◽  
Anne M. Scheel ◽  
Laura Danielle Scherer ◽  
Joshua A Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Inference Engine ◽  
Context Sensitivity ◽  
Grand Challenge ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The People ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Sensitivity Problem

Social science has a ‘context sensitivity’ problem: the people that we study, and the situations they engage in, are so complex and variable that predicting how they will think, feel, and behave in a given situation is very challenging. Even when we are able to make such predictions, it is often unclear how accurate they will be if some feature of the studied subjects and/or situation changes. This limits the utility of our research for application and policy, as the ‘contextual factors’ that might change our conclusions are often unknown. It is time to address this context sensitivity problem in social science research. While do not yet know how to solve it, we believe social scientists can make great progress by working together to build an inference engine.

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