Psy 400 Conflict Resolution And Peace Making Research Paper
Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking
PSY/400
When I think of the term conflict, it would be a disagreement between individuals or even members of a community, group or country. While some conflicts can be over trivial things, others can lead to possible wars, riots and even violence. Being in a society where every individual is entitled to their own opinions and moral values, conflicts can arise very easily. As we are constantly interacting with others through society, it can cause conflicts to happen every day. Even at home, I am sure we face conflicts with our families on so many levels. Whether it be spouses arguing over silly things like keeping up with household chores, or siblings fighting over balance of power, conflicts …show more content…
Myers states “Recall that conflict is a perceived incompatibility of actions or goals. Many conflicts contain but a small core of truly incompatible goals; the bigger problem is the misperceptions of the other’s motives and goals”. When we deal with conflict resolution and peacemaking, we have to keep in mind that each party has to keep an open mind and also be open to …show more content…
According to the article, many of these officers felt that their job mostly entails those arresting criminals, not getting involved in personal affairs of families. Therefore, unless an actual crime was committed, they didn’t want to interfere. In my opinion, when I think of what a police officer is supposed to do in his every day duty, the motto of “ to protect and to serve” makes me think that their duty is to look out for the citizens and do whatever it necessary to keep us safe. Sadly, many of these officers felt that they were being restricted by possibly losing their jobs, if they crossed the line and get too involved in a situation that could later bring up charges against them. It reminds me of the Rodney King beating that occurred in 1992. While we may never know for sure what happened that night, it looked like racial profiling and our media just made that situation spiral out of control even worse by showing more and more footage daily. The riots in Los Angeles may have been avoidable had we not been bombarded by the constant media scrutiny. Meyer states “Hostage situations, for example, show the skill police mediators use in defusing potentially volatile situations, as do disturbances in which the police are outnumbered or
PSY/400
When I think of the term conflict, it would be a disagreement between individuals or even members of a community, group or country. While some conflicts can be over trivial things, others can lead to possible wars, riots and even violence. Being in a society where every individual is entitled to their own opinions and moral values, conflicts can arise very easily. As we are constantly interacting with others through society, it can cause conflicts to happen every day. Even at home, I am sure we face conflicts with our families on so many levels. Whether it be spouses arguing over silly things like keeping up with household chores, or siblings fighting over balance of power, conflicts …show more content…
Myers states “Recall that conflict is a perceived incompatibility of actions or goals. Many conflicts contain but a small core of truly incompatible goals; the bigger problem is the misperceptions of the other’s motives and goals”. When we deal with conflict resolution and peacemaking, we have to keep in mind that each party has to keep an open mind and also be open to …show more content…
According to the article, many of these officers felt that their job mostly entails those arresting criminals, not getting involved in personal affairs of families. Therefore, unless an actual crime was committed, they didn’t want to interfere. In my opinion, when I think of what a police officer is supposed to do in his every day duty, the motto of “ to protect and to serve” makes me think that their duty is to look out for the citizens and do whatever it necessary to keep us safe. Sadly, many of these officers felt that they were being restricted by possibly losing their jobs, if they crossed the line and get too involved in a situation that could later bring up charges against them. It reminds me of the Rodney King beating that occurred in 1992. While we may never know for sure what happened that night, it looked like racial profiling and our media just made that situation spiral out of control even worse by showing more and more footage daily. The riots in Los Angeles may have been avoidable had we not been bombarded by the constant media scrutiny. Meyer states “Hostage situations, for example, show the skill police mediators use in defusing potentially volatile situations, as do disturbances in which the police are outnumbered or