Chapter 8 Activities

1. Question

   Take a look at the And You? on p. 216 of the text. Think about a conflict that you avoided and that subsequently grew bigger. How might you have addressed the conflict in a way that would have been more productive? Why would this different approach have been more productive? In contrast, have you ever avoided a conflict and discovered that avoiding it ended up being the more productive approach?

   

   Take a look at the And You? on p. 216 of the text. Think about a conflict that you avoided and that subsequently grew bigger. How might you have addressed the conflict in a way that would have been more productive? Why would this different approach have been more productive? In contrast, have you ever avoided a conflict and discovered that avoiding it ended up being the more productive approach?

2. Question

   What are some communicative boundaries in your culture when it comes to conflict? What conflicts are considered acceptable in your culture? What conflicts are considered unacceptable or taboo? Where and when are acceptable places and times to have conflict?