The Art of Managing Everyday Conflict Understanding Emotions and Power Struggles

Subjects:

• Psychology » Psychology (General)
• Psychology » Social Psychology

Reviews:

• This is a helpful little book for people who deal with conflict in their professional, social, or personal lives or within themselves--that is, everyone. Written by a practicing therapist and a freelance writer in a clear, no-nonsense style that is free of jargon and strong on useful metaphors, the book examines the relationship between power and emotion in a wide variety of interpersonal relationships....Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates and above; general readers.
  —Choice November 2004
• The author gives you some clear revelations concerning conflicts that you will encounter in life; the emotions you will deal with and the why's of feeling as you feel....I enjoyed this work and plan on doing a little more study with this book and some self-examining. I think this book would profit all that take the time to read it and put into practice what is being told to them. An interesting spin, not boring, but very insightful.
  —MBR Bookwatch August 2005

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Dedication
• Preface
• Introduction
• Hierarchal Power Systems and How They Cause Conflict
• Equity Power Systems and How They Remove Conflict
• The Problem with 'All or Nothing' Situations
• The Players
• The Role of Emotion
• Communicating Emotion
• Emotions Viewed as Strong or Powerful
• Emotions Viewed as Weak or Less Powerful
• Conflict and Power Struggles Within
• Power and the Family
• Power and Intimate Relationships
• Power in the Workplace
• Understanding Power Struggles and Conflict
• So, What Do I Do Now? (Conflict Resolution Strategies)
• Putting It All Together