Conflict
* Most conflict happens because people see things differently.
* Much conflict is caused by people trying to get everyone else to share their values.
* affects women and girls differently from men and boys.
* allows kids to realize that they're different.
* also has an impact upon how well companies and other organizations function
  - interferes with the parents working together and co-parenting their children
* appear to be increasing as sea otter colonies grow and expand into more populated areas.
* are a natural part of life
  - normal state of affairs in every pluralistic society
  - part of living and growing
  - way of life in business
  - an important and integral part of life
  - caused, one way or another, by everyone involved
  - critical events that can weaken or strengthen a relationship
  - inevitable, and often act as a mirror of our own lives and attitudes
  - natural and necessary both in our personal lives and in society as a whole
  - often more common when children are tired, bored or have spent too much time together
  - opportunities to improve the system and the relationships
  - outward expressions of inner conflict and tension prevailing in the mind
  - part of everyday life in a democracy
  - real or perceived states of competing interests
* arise because people's perspectives, personalities, styles, and goals differ
  - between men and women, women and women, and men and men
  - naturally out of interaction between different people
  - when people disagree about the numbers
* arises when people feel they have no alternative way to influence the situation
  - people, and especially businesses, feel the price to pay is too high
  - whenever a religion claims dominance and control over others
* associates with natural resources
  - necessary resources
* basic part of life
  - social interaction process that is part of our daily lives, too
* breakdown in the relationship between members of the community.
* can also arise between workers in colonies of social insects.
* can arise between coyotes and humans
  - over weight gain, and partners can experience a decline in romantic interest
  - when one person digs in their heals and resists
* can be beneficial if people learn to express their anger and emotions in positive ways
  - scary and cause hostility, anger and resentment
  - stressful and draining emotionally and physically
  - the result of a build-up of tension rather than a single event
  - cause horrible living situations, heartbreaks and friendships to crumble
  - center around definitions of health, illness and autonomy
  - create stress for everyone
  - develop between parents, or parents and children
* can lead to anger if both parties are unwilling to face each other and discuss it
  - high stress levels, emotional distress and even marital instability
  - unity by addressing conflict rather than suppressing it
  - leave people bruised and wounded and worn out
* can occur because of the differences between individuals
  - between chronically ill patients and their medical practitioners
  - in settings ranging from intrapersonal to international
  - over many other aspects of society unrelated to class
  - when humans and squirrels live in close proximity
  - within an individual, group, organization, institution, or nation
  - range from interpersonal conflict to group, organizational or society conflict
* come from people who are concerned about their own interests.
* comes about from differences - in needs, values and motivations.
* common factor in our daily lives
  - part of living near other people
* constant part of life and it is also a major part of relationships.
* continue in many parts of the world - but mainly in developing countries.
* creates environments
  - stress, frustration, stress and despair
* daily occurrence.
* debate about right or wrong with a winner and a loser.
* do occur between individuals who work together.
* do, in fact, exist in the real world.
* emerge between human rights and the use of knowledge of animal and plant genomes.
* enrich lives and make better human beings.
* exist in all walks of life.
* exists in all areas of life, and certainly within organizations, both public and private.
* fact of life in all family businesses
* forms a part of everyday life.
* give rise to intolerable crimes against humanity such as genocide.
* group action
* grows out of differences over valued beliefs, and it can be mild, moderate or severe.
* happens when one tries to resist or overcome some opposing force.
* has impact
  - significance
  - strong impact
* have an adverse effect on productivity, morale, and patient care.
* healthy and natural stage in the growth process which occurs in cooperative learning.
* inevitably occur in human relationships.
* influences outcomes.
* involves child soldiers
* is almost inevitable when two or more parties work together to achieve the same goal
  - ambivalence
  - an ever-present part of human life, and one of ruling parties, in general
* is an important ingredient in relationships
  - part of human growth and development
* is an inevitable part of the human condition
  - result of two ideas or personalities rubbing against one another
  - inherent feature of human nature
  - interactive phenomenon
  - intrinsic part of all important relationships
  - opportunity to learn and to grow
  - ordinary occurrence in life
  - outgrowth of the sometimes divergent aims, goals, and values of workers and managers
  - at the very core of human nature
  - based on unmet needs
* is built into our personality, our community, our schools, our countries, our world
  - caused by different beliefs, different points of view or different ideas
* is caused by many different kinds of events
  - of specific events
* is central to drama, drama to story, and story to life
  - organizational dynamics and power is an important commodity
  - concentrated in countries with little education
  - defined primarily by a general state of negative feelings
  - disagreement or tension, violence is anger expressed with force or bodily harm
  - human nature, and rising above it takes a special leader
  - imagined and kept alive in the mind of an individual
  - incompatibility
* is inevitable in a close, intimate relationship
  - all societies
  - any setting where two or more people work together
  - personal, family, congregational and community relationships
  - whenever two or more people work together
  - within relationships
* is inherent in capitalist society
  - to community
  - likely to increase in times of change
  - multifaceted and can manifest itself in a number of forms
  - natural in groups, particularly healthy groups
  - nature's primary motivator for change
  - normal whenever people who hold different opinions are in a close relationship
  - normal, even positive behavior exhibited by a group
  - often a sign that people are feeling hurt
  - opposition
* is part of dealing with international relations
  - every group
  - everyday life and everybody has to learn how to deal with it
  - our social structure
* is present everywhere there is human interaction
  - in every person's life
  - rooted in our personal styles of communication
  - seen as a scenario in which the soul can thrive
  - social events
  - something that only happens to control systems
* is the crossover stage between fight and flight behavior
  - crucible from which the superior man is born
  - experience of competing influences
  - mother's milk of democracy
  - origin of everything
  - perceived incompatible differences that result in interference or opposition
  - principle of relationship in life
  - problem of two features containing responsibilities that conflict with each other
  - product of duality
  - root of social and personal change
* is the struggle between opposing forces that determines the action
  - two opposing forces
  - thus inevitable when a country is inhabited by more than one ethnic group
  - traumatic and increases stress
  - understood as normal and viewed as an opportunity to solve problems
  - universal, inevitable and as old as humankind
  - usually a symptom of miscommunication, or lack of communication
  - viewed as a sign of immaturity and carnality
  - what happens when what one person wants is incompatible with what another person wants
* key ingredient in learning and change.
* leads to breaks
* limits ability.
* means different things to people.
* message that something needs attention.
* natural and inescapable part of life
  - inevitable feature of working together
  - normal part of everyday life
* natural part of human interaction
  - relationships, and can be handled in a positive or negative way
  - life brought on by our different beliefs, experiences, and values
  - people living and working together
  - relating to others
  - process that can have constructive or destructive outcomes
  - state at every level of human life
* naturally emerges in nearly all groups.
  - family relationships
  - life and can be resolved peacefully
* normal, natural consequence of social interaction
* occur every day in all our lives
  - frequently when economic conditions are poor, and drought forces migration
* occurs between men and women
  - when two people have a car accident
  - in all communication contexts
  - on many levels, arenas, and settings in the lives of all individuals
* occurs when more than one processes share common resources
  - spouses disagree on issues in which only one spouse can succeed
  - two or more people have different points of view on any matter
  - whenever people who care have different opinions on important issues
* often arise when people who have different approaches to solving problems work together
  - the group focuses on differences rather than common ground
  - arises when one group member shows aggression toward a close relative of another
  - is accompanied by pain, blame, and fear
  - puts individuals in difficult situations that can be uncomfortable and stressful
  - results in the death of the animal
* part of all relationships.
* part of every day life
  - everyday living
  - everyone's life
  - our ongoing, everyday lives
  - the life of the church
* plays a key role in all areas of our lives.
* positive and necessary part of the process of change.
* precedes propaganda and the technology of warfare.
* produces stress, hurts friendships, and can cause injury and death.
* produces stress, hurts friendships, and causes injury and death
  - injury and even death
* provides society with a mechanism to evolve.
* represents threat to or break of international peace and security.
* result from unresolved traumatic experiences that took place in childhood.
* results in injuries.
* seems to be a stubborn aspect of the human condition
  - inherent to human nature
* serves as a vehicle for change, group definition, and self-expression.
* socially constructed cultural event.
* starts when pent up feelings come to the surface at the same time.
* struggle for control of another person's behavior.
* surrounding intellectual freedom are conflicts of values.
* take a tremendous toll in human lives.
* takes many forms, and arises in all sorts of contexts
  - places
* then arises when humans are in situations which have many possible outcomes.
* ultimately lies in people s heads, their perceptions.
* unfolds in a context of community relationships.
* usually involves perceptions of incompatible goals or threats to relationships
  - result in bloodshed and widespread destruction of property
+ Fiction, Parts of fiction, Conflict:
  * Conflict is very important in fiction. Every work of fiction needs a conflict, or problem. There are five basic types of conflict.
+ List of literary terms, C, Conflict
  * A struggle between two forces against each other. It can be internal or external. When a conflict happens inside a character, it is called 'internal conflict'. An 'external conflict' is usually a conflict that is easy to see, happening between the protagonist and antagonist. Conflict is one of the most important elements of narrative literature.
  * A 'conflict' is a struggle between people. The struggle may be physical, or between conflicting ideas. The word comes from Latin 'conflingere' Conflingere means 'to come together for a battle'. Conflicts can either be within one person, or they can involve several people or groups. Conflicts arise because there are needs, values or ideas that are seen to be different, and there is no means to reconcile the dispute.