Conflict and Intergroup Relations. My team has conflicts sometimes during the game time. The author, Forsyth wrote, “Disagreement, discord, and friction that occur when the actions or beliefs of one or more members of the group are unacceptable to and resisted by one or more of the other group members” (Forsyth, pg. 434). My team fought, for example, we had fight over the position when we play volleyball. I did not want to play volleyball as a blocker because I am too short, so It’s hard, but my coach stubbornly made me stay there as a blocker so we fought over that. It’s intragroup conflict. In the textbook, the author wrote, “Disagreement or confrontation between members of the same group” (Forsyth, pg. 435). I just recently explained, this is intragroup conflict. My coach and I had a fight and we are on the same team, Safe Sets. I feel that my team and I often fought over power and task. There is conflict over power. In the textbook, the author wrote, “As noted in earlier chapters, the differentiation of members in terms of status, prestige, and power is a ubiquitous feature of groups. As the group strives to coordinate its members’ task-directed activities, some individuals will begin to assert more authority over the others. Those who occupy positions of authority have the right to issue orders to others who are expected to follow those directives. Once individuals gain power over others, they tend to defend their sources of power through manipulation, the formation of coalitions, information control, and favoritism. These power processes occur with great regularity in groups, but they nonetheless cause waves of tension, conflict, and anger to ripple through the group” (Forsyth, pg. 446). My team and I often fight because we fought over power. My coach often tried to manipulate us using his power so we often fought about it. We often did not listen to him and discuss about what we should do while playing volleyball in the…
