Mother vs. Son
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Mother vs. Son
When thinking of conflict, many think of violence or hate. Although, according to Wilmot and
Hocker, conflict is simply a “struggle over values and claims to scarce status, power, and resources in
which the aims of the opponents are to neutralize, injure, or eliminate the rivals” (Hocker & Wilmot,
pp.11). Conflict behaviors exist on a spectrum, ranging from mild to war (Hocker & Wilmot, pp.11).
Mild conflicts likely modeling a constructive conflict approach, chosen to bring a situation to another’s
attention, highlight a flaw to the relationship, and/or encourage change (Hocker & Wilmot, pp.21). While
on the other hand, a destructive conflict approach involves blaming and degrading a person, pointing
to all issues in mind, unconsciously avoiding the problem. Before one is educated on conflict resolution,
destructive conflict communication is often adopted by most. In this respect, the last few years, the
relationship between my Mother and I fits the description of a destructive conflict relationship.
In the family, parents are naturally invested with authority. As children, we have no knowledge of
right or wrong, polite or impolite, or how to perform different tasks. It is the parent’s responsibility to
teach the child, preparing children for independence. However, as people grow older, people grow
differently. Maturity an outcome of human development;
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Mother vs. Son
When thinking of conflict, many think of violence or hate. Although, according to Wilmot and
Hocker, conflict is simply a “struggle over values and claims to scarce status, power, and resources in
which the aims of the opponents are to neutralize, injure, or eliminate the rivals” (Hocker & Wilmot,
pp.11). Conflict behaviors exist on a spectrum, ranging from mild to war (Hocker & Wilmot, pp.11).
Mild conflicts likely modeling a constructive conflict approach, chosen to bring a situation to another’s
attention, highlight a flaw to the relationship, and/or encourage change (Hocker & Wilmot, pp.21). While
on the other hand, a destructive conflict approach involves blaming and degrading a person, pointing
to all issues in mind, unconsciously avoiding the problem. Before one is educated on conflict resolution,
destructive conflict communication is often adopted by most. In this respect, the last few years, the
relationship between my Mother and I fits the description of a destructive conflict relationship.
In the family, parents are naturally invested with authority. As children, we have no knowledge of
right or wrong, polite or impolite, or how to perform different tasks. It is the parent’s responsibility to
teach the child, preparing children for independence. However, as people grow older, people grow
differently. Maturity an outcome of human development;